Leptophyes albovittata (Kollar, 1833)

Ivković, Slobodan, Horvat, Laslo & Vujić, Mihailo, 2024, Rediscovery of the Common Speckled Bush-cricket, Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc, 1792) (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae) in Serbia, Zootaxa 5501 (3), pp. 488-492 : 488

Leptophyes albovittata (Kollar, 1833)

It is the most common species of this genus in Serbia, present from lowlands to the high mountains ( Fig. 1A ). In the northern part of the country, it occurs in lowland dry steppe areas, while on Fruška Gora Mt., Vršac Mts., and the rest of the country, it inhabits meadows with tall vegetation, steppe meadows, as well as forest clearings where it can be usually found sitting on the flowers. It also occurs in ruderal areas overgrown by allochthonous and invasive herbaceous plants, as well as gardens.

The adults appear between June and September.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Distribution maps of Leptophyes species in Serbia (the red square represents the locality where L. punctatissima was recently found). A) L. albovittata (Kollar, 1833); B) L. boscii Fieber, 1853; C) L. discoidalis (Frivaldszky, 1868); D) L. laticauda (Frivaldszky, 1868); E) L. punctatissima (Bosc, 1792).