Tylopsis liliifolia (Fabricius, 1793)


Tylopsis liliifolia: Male (Askion, Northern Greece) [N] Tylopsis liliifolia: Female (shortly after mating) [N] Tylopsis liliifolia: Female [N] Tylopsis liliifolia: Female (Askio mountains, N-Greece) [N] Tylopsis liliifolia: Female [N] Tylopsis liliifolia: Habitat in the Askio mountains (Northern Greece), where also Celes variabilis and Tettigonia caudata occur [N]

Nutrition:
The animals feed on soft plant parts. Probably aphids and other soft insects are not despised.

Habitat:
Tylopsis liliifolia colonizes bushy grasslands, forest edges and other rich textured terrain.

Life cycle:
The adults occur from late June to early autumn. They like to sit on low bushes or shrubs.

Remarks:
Tylopsis liliifolia is quite common in Southern Europe. To the north it penetrates to the southern edge of the Alps.