Leptophyes discoidalis (Frivaldszky, 1868)

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 : 489

Leptophyes discoidalis (Frivaldszky, 1868)

In the Pannonian part of Serbia, it is present only on Fruška Gora Mt. and Vršac Mts., while south of the Sava and Danube, it is common at all altitudes ( Fig. 1C ). Specimens are very often observed on bramble leaves on the forest edge or near the road. The species also occurs on leaves of herbaceous plants in younger black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia ) trees.

The adults appear between July 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).