Southern Wartbiter
Decticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
Status not recordedinsects
The southern wartbiter (Decticus albifrons) is a species in the family Tettigoniidae, order Orthoptera.
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Quick facts about the southern wartbiter
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the southern wartbiter live?
Not recorded
Is the southern wartbiter endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the southern wartbiter classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera
- familyTettigoniidae
- genusDecticus
- SpeciesDecticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms Conocephalus albifrons, Decticus aeolicus, Locusta albifrons, Tettigonia albifrons
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- Mediterranean wart-biterEnglish
- White-faced bush-cricketEnglish
- جدجد الشجرأبيض الوجهArabic
- Белочел скакалецBulgarian
- Dèctic d'Ales LlarguesCatalan
- Südlicher WarzenbeißerGerman
- Dectique à front blancFrench
- חרגול לבן מצחHebrew
- Veliki primorski konjicCroatian
- déli szemölcsvesztőHungarian
- Locusta a fronte biancaItalian
- Zuidelijke wrattenbijterDutch
- Łatczyn białoczelnyPolish
- Saltão-de-faces-brancasPortuguese
- Кузнечик белолобыйRussian
- Beyaz Yüzlü Çalı ÇekirgesiTurkish
- Le Dectique à front blancFrench
- Cavalletta a fronte biancaItalian
- Grilo-do-Mato-de-Faces-BrancasPortuguese
Relatives of the southern wartbiter
Other species in the same genus Decticus.
Wart biter
Decticus verrucivorus
Apulian wart-biter
Decticus loudoni
Abruzzo wart-biter
Decticus aprutianus
CompareSouthern Wartbiter vs Wart biterSouthern Wartbiter vs Apulian wart-biterSouthern Wartbiter vs Abruzzo wart-biterSouthern Wartbiter vs Decticus annaelisae
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the southern wartbiter?
The southern wartbiter (Decticus albifrons) belongs to the family Tettigoniidae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
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