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Eupholidoptera megastyla

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Eupholidoptera megastyla
Greek marbled bush-cricket in Kos, Greece
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Eupholidoptera
Species:
E. megastyla
Binomial name
Eupholidoptera megastyla
(Ramme, 1939)

Eupholidoptera megastyla, the Greek marbled bush-cricket, is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae.

Distribution and habitat

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The Greek marbled bush-cricket is endemic to Greece, where it is widespread across the mainland including the Peloponnesus, Ionian and western Aegean islands.[1] They can be encountered in and around bushes and shrubs, from sea level up to high altitudes in the mountains.

Diet and feeding habits

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Eupholidoptera megastyla has been observed to consume fruit, specifically overripe mulberries.[2] This dietary preference aligns with the general eating habits of katydids, which are omnivorous and versatile feeders. They consume a variety of food sources, such as leaves, fruits, seeds, floral components, carrion, and live prey. Their diet may also include insect eggs and embryos of certain terrestrial frogs.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Darryl T. Gwynne (2001). Katydids and Bush-crickets: Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae. Cornell University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-8014-3655-9.
  2. ^ Gwynne, D. T. (2001). Katydids and Bush-Crickets : Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae. Cornell University Press.
  3. ^ Ciplak, Battal & Willemse, Fer & Chobanov, Dragan & Heller, Klaus-Gerhard. (2007). Systematic Status and Distribution of Eupholidoptera (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the Balkans (north of Central Greece). Articulata. 22. 33-46.
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