Phaneroptera falcata
| Phaneroptera falcata | |
|---|---|
| Phaneroptera falcata, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Tribe: | Phaneropterini |
| Genus: | Phaneroptera |
| Species: | P. falcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaneroptera falcata Poda, 1761 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phaneroptera falcata, the sickle-bearing bush-cricket, is a species of Orthopterans belonging to the subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is mostly herbivorous and commonly measures 24 to 36 mm long. It lives mainly in warm scrub and grasslands areas, also on dry shrubbery and in sand pits and gardens.