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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 294 No. 294 |

Long-winged Conehead
Long-winged Conehead (Conocephalus fuscus) – species of order “Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids“

Conocephalus fuscus, the long-winged conehead, is a member of the family Tettigoniidae. This bush-cricket is native to the British Isles where it may confused with the short-winged conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis). These two species are phenotypically similar; however, the distinguishing factor between the two is the fully developed set of wings the long-winged conehead possesses that allows for flight. In the short-winged coneheads the hind wings are shorter than the abdomen, causing the wings to be vestigial...

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „What does a Silver Y feel?“ Written for the Kulturbahnhof Ottensoos – a meeting place for people interested in culture in Middle Franconia.

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„Long-winged Conehead“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Long-winged Conehead

No. 294 |

Long-winged Conehead

Conocephalus fuscus, the long-winged conehead, is a member of the family Tettigoniidae. This bush-cricket is native to the British Isles where it may confused with the short-winged conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis). These two species are phenotypically similar; however, the distinguishing factor between the two is the fully developed set of wings the long-winged conehead possesses that allows for flight. In the short-winged coneheads the hind wings are shorter than the abdomen, causing the wings to be vestigial...

Long-winged Conehead

No. 266 |

Long-winged Conehead

Conocephalus fuscus, the long-winged conehead, is a member of the family Tettigoniidae. This bush-cricket is native to the British Isles where it may confused with the short-winged conehead (Conocephalus dorsalis). These two species are phenotypically similar; however, the distinguishing factor between the two is the fully developed set of wings the long-winged conehead possesses that allows for flight. In the short-winged coneheads the hind wings are shorter than the abdomen, causing the wings to be vestigial...