Roger I noticed this Tettigoniidae many times (love them with their long very sensitive antennae; however usually I'm weeding / in my weeding gear when I'm on the mountain and I don't have a camera with me...
How Fascinating! Little did I know / realise ?, just a pure chance sighting record. I am wondering though ? Waltraud mentioned she saw "this" species previously at this location ? Are there two very similar looking species perhaps ? I really have no Idea, as my Entemology knowledge is rather limited. I'll leave it to the expertise of the Moderators (as above). Regards, Max.
This is a difficult genus of 7 described and 12 undescribed species of which at least 4 occur in the local area. T. lobata is not included in the Rentz monograph of Katydids, unlike albosignata, which is the commonest of the local species but is more montane and stouter. Lobata is probaly not uncommon locally but overlooked in grasslands.
Max I can't id down to species or even genus level when I spot one during weeding sessions. All i said was that i spotted members of the insect family Tettigoniidae - Tettigoniidae look like a "grasshopper" but have much longer antennae ie longer than body*. I spotted Tettigoniidae also in my garden eating leaves of my lemon tree :-( I don't think the lemon tree leaf eater was the same species / genus than those you or I spotted at the Fair. * Gryllidae have also antennae longer than body but look quite different ...
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