About Pholidoptera aptera (Fabricius, 1793)
Pholidoptera aptera, commonly known as the alpine dark bush-cricket, is a bush-cricket species that belongs to the subfamily Tettigoniinae. This species is distributed across Eastern and Central Europe, specifically within the Alps and the Alpine foothills. In Switzerland, its range is restricted to the eastern Alps, the Southern Alps, and the Schaffhauser Randen. In Germany, it occurs in areas south of the line from Lake Bodensee to southern Munich. It can also be found in Austria and Slovenia. Pholidoptera aptera inhabits elevations between 260 and 2360 meters above sea level. Its typical habitats include densely forested clearings or clearcuts, high-altitude orchards, bracken slopes, rocky areas with dwarf shrub communities, and regions with dense populations of grasses and herbaceous plants. At higher altitudes, it prefers warm southern-facing slopes.
