Listen to the Bicolorana bicolor
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About the Bicolorana bicolor
The Bicolorana bicolor is a insect in the family Tettigoniidae (order Orthoptera).
What does the Bicolorana bicolor sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
Bicolorana bicolor is a species of bush cricket in the subfamily Tettigoniinae and tribe Platycleidini: found in mainland Western Europe Individuals are normally brachypterous, but long-winged forms may be encountered.
The species was originally described by RA Philippi in 1830 as "Locusta bicolor".
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Tettigonia viridissima
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Sickle-bearing bush-cricket
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Dark bush-cricket
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Short-winged cone-head
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Roesel's bush-cricket
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Speckled bush-cricket
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Bog bush-cricket
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Long-winged conehead
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Bicolorana bicolor sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Bicolorana bicolor on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
What family does the Bicolorana bicolor belong to?
The Bicolorana bicolor (Bicolorana bicolor) belongs to the family Tettigoniidae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 407 7 Metrioptera bicolor 491b – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q10429402 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Bicolorana bicolor – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by G.-U. Tolkiehn – CC BY 2.5