Tylopsis lilifolia, the lily bush-cricket, is a species of Orthopterans in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in Europe and Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Genus: | Tylopsis |
| Species: | T. lilifolia
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Distribution and habitat
editThis species is present especially in southern Europe (not the British Isles or Scandinavia)[2] and it is widespread in the Mediterranean region. It can also be found in North Africa and in the Near East, in Iran and in the Caucasus. It mainly inhabits sunny meadows, shrubs and forest clearings.[3][4][5]
Description
editThe adult males grow up to 13–22 millimetres (0.51–0.87 in) long, while females can reach 16–23 millimetres (0.63–0.91 in) of length.[6]
This species has two different forms of color. The basic coloration of the body varies from olive green or pale green to light brown with a brown-yellowish longitudinal band on the back. Head, legs and wings are green. The legs are long and thin, with small spines. The antennae are very long, they reach up to five times the body length. The ovipositor is about 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long [6] and curved upward. In the dry grasslands it is common a brown form of the body.[citation needed]
Biology
editAdults can be encountered from August through October.[6]
References
edit- ^ Fabricius, Johan Christian (1793). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Vol. 2. p. 36.
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ "Tylopsis lilifolia (Fabricius, 1793)". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ IUCN Report
- ^ "Tylopsis lilifolia". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- ^ a b c Linnea (in Italian)
- Ragge (1964) A revision of the genus Tylopsis Fieber (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology (Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent.) 15:297-322
- Heiko Bellmann: Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer. Die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3440104478
- Mace, E. 2011. Présence de Tylopsis lilifolia (Fabricius, 1793) en Haute-Normandie (Ensifera, Tettigoniidae). L’Entomologiste Haut-Normand 1: 27-28.
- "Tylopsis lilifolia (Fabricius, 1793)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 August 2016.