Poecilimon ornatus

Poecilimon ornatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Phaneropterinae
Tribe:	Barbitistini
Genus:	Poecilimon
Species:	P. ornatus
Binomial name
Poecilimon ornatus (Schmidt, 1850) [2]
Synonyms [3]
Ephippigera ornatusSchmidt, 1849

Poecilimon ornatus, also known as ornate bright bush-cricket or ornate bush-cricket, is a species of bush cricket belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is endemic to southern Europe: the Balkans, northeastern Italy, Slovenia, and southern Austria,. ^{[1] [3]} It lives in high forbage, bushes, and open forests, and towards its northern limit, on warm montane grassland. ^[1]

Close-Up of a Poecilimon ornatus

References

1. Hochkirch, A.; Skejo, J.; Buzzetti, F.M.; Zuna-Kratky, T.; Gomboc, S.; Willemse, L.P.M.; Szovenyi, G.; Sirin, D.; Kristin, A.; Ivkovic, S.; Chobanov, D.P.; Iorgu, I.S.; Lemonnier-Darcemont, M.; Pushkar, T.; Vedenina, V.; Heller, K.-G. (2016). "Poecilimon ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T68458496A74528658. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T68458496A74528658.en . Retrieved 2 September 2023.
2. Schmidt, F.J. In Haidinger (1850) Bericht über die Mitteilungen von Freunden der Naturwissenschaften in Wien 6:182–184
3. "Poecilimon (Poecilimon) ornatus (Schmidt, 1849)". Fauna Europaea . Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 2 September 2023.