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Friday 21 July 2023

Platycleis escalerai Bolívar, 1899 - Cyprus

 Family: Tettigoniidae

Habitat:

Platycleis escalerai inhabits dry and hot locations (e.g. garrigues).

Life cycle:

The adults occur early from April or May. They usually live up to the summer drought, but in small numbers sometimes also to early autumn.

Remarks:

Platycleis escalerai occurs from southeasternmost Europe (Greece: especially East Eagean Islands, East Bulgaria, Crimea) across Asia Minor and parts of the Near (Levante including Cyprus) and Middle East to Central Asia.. From http://www.pyrgus.de/Platycleis_escalerai_en.html

See also

Λίστα με τα Ορθόπτερα της Κύπρου - ;LIst of Orthoptera of Cyprus

Photos  by George Konstantinou 



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