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Poecilimon ornatus

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Poecilimon ornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Tribe: Barbitistini
Genus: Poecilimon
Species:
P. ornatus
Binomial name
Poecilimon ornatus
(Schmidt, 1850)[2]
Synonyms[3]

Ephippigera ornatus Schmidt, 1849

Poecilimon ornatus, also known as ornate bright bush-cricket or ornate bush-cricket, is a species of bush cricket belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is endemic to southern Europe: the Balkans, northeastern Italy, Slovenia, and southern Austria,.[1][3] It lives in high forbage, bushes, and open forests, and towards its northern limit, on warm montane grassland.[1]

Close-Up of a Poecilimon ornatus

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hochkirch, A.; Skejo, J.; Buzzetti, F.M.; Zuna-Kratky, T.; Gomboc, S.; Willemse, L.P.M.; Szovenyi, G.; Sirin, D.; Kristin, A.; Ivkovic, S.; Chobanov, D.P.; Iorgu, I.S.; Lemonnier-Darcemont, M.; Pushkar, T.; Vedenina, V.; Heller, K.-G. (2016). "Poecilimon ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T68458496A74528658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T68458496A74528658.en. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ Schmidt, F.J. In Haidinger (1850) Bericht über die Mitteilungen von Freunden der Naturwissenschaften in Wien 6:182–184
  3. ^ a b "Poecilimon (Poecilimon) ornatus (Schmidt, 1849)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 September 2023.