Striped Bush-cricket

Leptophyes albovittata is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in Europe east of France and Spain. 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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Striped Bush-cricket being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Leptophyes boscii
• Poecilimon macedonicus
• Odonturella macphersoni
• Poecilimon intermedius
• Poecilimon superbus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Tettigoniidae

Genus

Leptophyes

Species

Leptophyes albovittata

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