Contribution to the knowledge of the arthropods community inhabiting the winter-flooded meadows (marcite) of northern Italy
Della Rocca, Francesca
Stefanelli, Silvia
Cardarelli, Elisa
Bogliani, Giuseppe
Bracco, Francesco
Biodiversity Data Journal
2021
2021-01-25
9
57889
57889
ACB0B5D5-E260-5168-A31B-128D3EF895FD
Linnaeus, 1758
Linnaeus
1758
Insecta
Gryllidae
Tettigonia
GBIF
Animalia
Tettigonia viridissima
Orthoptera
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57889
Arthropoda
species
viridissima
Ecological interactions
Conservation status Least Concern for European assessment ( Hochkirch et al. 2016).
Distribution Holopaleartic species, widespread in Europe and north-western Africa. In Italy, it is widespread in the whole country (Siciliy and Sardinia included) ( Iorio et al. 2019, Massa et al. 2012).
Notes Mesophilic species with a wide ecological value. It lives from sea level up to higher elevations. It can be found among the tall grasses of the meadows, on bushes and on the crown of trees. It feeds on various insects and larvae and vegetarian nutrition is limited. Adults can be found in summer and autumn ( Massa et al. 2012).