Bicolour Meadow Bush-cricket

Bicolorana bicolor · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Tettigoniidae

Also called: Two-coloured Bush-cricket

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Bicolour Meadow Bush-cricket
Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA

It occurs in mainland Western Europe. The species was first described by R.A. Philippi in 1830 under the name Locusta bicolor.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in mainland Western Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is mainland Western Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

It was originally described as Locusta bicolor by R.A. Philippi in 1830.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Bicolour Meadow Bush-cricket photo 3
Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA
Bicolour Meadow Bush-cricket photo 4
Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA
Bicolour Meadow Bush-cricket photo 5
Photo: bernhard_hiller, CC BY

Same family (Tettigoniidae)

Great Green Bush-cricketGreat Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaCan biteDark Bush-cricketDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraMediterranean KatydidMediterranean KatydidPhaneroptera nanaDamages trees, gardens or cropsFork-tailed Bush KatydidFork-tailed Bush KatydidScudderia furcataDamages trees, gardens or cropsSpeckled Bush-cricketSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaRoesel's Bush-cricketRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolorana_bicolor

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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