Pholidoptera aptera



For a publication, please cite as follows:
Krištín A. (ed.): Pholidoptera aptera. Orthoptera of Slovakia. http://orthoptera.sk/ [accession date]

male

female

habitat

Habitat

This forest-edge dwelling species inhabits wide variety of light forests and forest edges mainly in beech and spruce forests from 250 up to 1900 m asl (mostly > 500 m asl). Dense vegetation with at least some woody elements like bushes and trees is needed, and in the Carpathians occurs preferably at the edges of forests.

Abundance

Frequent, but less abundant predatory bush-cricket species.

Occurrence of adults

VI-X (XI)

Red List category in Slovakia

LC