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Leptophyes albovittata

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Leptophyes albovittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Leptophyes
Species:
L. albovittata
Binomial name
Leptophyes albovittata
(Kollar, 1833).[1]

Leptophyes albovittata is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in Europe east of France and Spain.[2] mainly in Eastern Europe . To the west, the border runs along the line Würzburg-Nördlingen-Munich. The species feeds on delicate and soft-leaved plants, such as chickweed, dandelion and Lathyrus.

Close-Up of a Leptophyes albovittata

References

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  1. ^ Kollar (1833) Systematisches Verzeichnis der im Erzherzogtum Österreich vorkommenden geradflügeligen Insecten Beiträge zur Landeskunde von Österreich ob der Enns (Beitr. Landesk. Österr. Enns.) 3:67-87
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea