Marianne's Marbled Bush-cricket
Eupholidoptera mariannae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Marianne's Marbled Bush-cricket faces significant threats from habitat degradation and fragmentation across its limited Mediterranean range. Urban development and agricultural intensification have reduced the availability of suitable scrubland and maquis habitats essential for this species' survival. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns and increased drought frequency, which can impact the vegetation structure this cricket depends upon for shelter and breeding sites.
Habitat
This species inhabits Mediterranean scrubland, maquis, and garrigue vegetation, typically in areas with dense shrub cover and rocky substrates. It prefers warm, dry environments with a mosaic of vegetation types that provide both shelter and foraging opportunities.
Other threatened species in Tettigoniidae
Threatened in Greece
Frequently asked questions
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