Oedipoda canariensis Krauss, 1892


Oedipoda canariensis: Female (Gran Canaria, Mirador de Tasartico, 700m, mid-December 2016) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Female (Gran Canaria, Mirador de Tasartico, 700m, mid-December 2016) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Female (Gran Canaria, Mirador de Tasartico, 700m, mid-December 2016) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Female (Gran Canaria, Mirador de Tasartico, 700m, mid-December 2016) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Female (Gran Canaria, Mirador de Tasartico, 700m, mid-December 2016) [M] Oedipoda canariensis: Male (La Gomera, December 2008) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Male (La Gomera, December 2008) [M] Oedipoda canariensis: Female (La Gomera) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Female (Gran Canaria) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Male (La Gomera) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Adult (La Gomera) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Habitat (Gran Canaria) [N] Oedipoda canariensis: Habitat (Gran Canaria, Mirador de Tasartico, 700m, mid-December 2016) [N]

Nutrition:
Herbal food.

Habitat:
Oedipoda canariensis inhabits rocky slopes, stony grasslands and ravines (barrancos), below 1000m.

Life cycle:
I met adults in Gran Canaria just before Christmas 2007 on a rocky slope at 300m above sea level and at the same time in 2008 in La Gomera in a ravine at 500m above sea level. Presumably, they can be found year-round. Eggs are laid in the ground.

Remarks:
Oedipoda canariensis is endemic to the Canary Islands (e.g. Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera). It is very similar Oedipoda caerulescens and also has bluish hindwing.



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