Ensifera – Bush Crickets and Katydids

I have done more macro photography lately and so I’ll post some insects photos over the next time. Please click on the photos to enlarge. All photos taken in the southern part of Switzerland.

Starting with “long antenna Grasshoppers” or better the ensifera (bush crickets and katydids – Langfühlerschrecken in German). Please feel free to correct me on wrong identifications!

Great Green Bush Cricket – Grosses Heupferd – Tettigonia viridissima:

“Conehead bush cricket” – Grosse Schiefkopfschrecke – Ruspolia nitidula

Katydids / Phaneroptera falcata – Gemeine Sichelschrecke
Adult:

Nymph of Phaneroptera (either falcata or nana):

I really like the look of this one:

Phaneroptera nana – Vierpunktige Sichelschrecke

Gryllomorpha dalmatina – Stumme Grille

Also a Gryllomorpha dalmatina (Stumme Grille) found at night in the bath room:

Thanks for extra info Florian at http://www.forum.orthoptera.ch/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=431#p1285

~ by Natalie on September 10, 2014.