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Showing posts with label SHIELD BACKED KATYDID (Thyreonotus corsicus). Show all posts
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Wednesday, 20 February 2019

10-10-2016 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SHIELD BACKED KATYDID (Thyreonotus corsicus)


Thyreonotus corsicus is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae. It is found in the western Mediterranean from the Iberian Peninsula over the south of France to the southwestern Alps. Isolated populations are found in Corsica and Sardinia.




Size 29 mm

Habitat is Grasslands, bushes, above vegetation, up to 1,800 metres above sea level
Its diet is omnivorous and it is considered important for the control of the processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa.
We can see it between July and November.
Distribution in the Western Mediterranean.