Tropidopola graeca Uvarov, 1926

Habitat:
Tropidopola graeca inhabits most often large wetlands with reed (Phragmites, Arundo). I recorded it in a large but nevertheless threatened (cultivation) wetland east of Ireon in Samos Island (Greece).

Life cycle:
The adult grasshoppers hibernate. Then they are normally of brownish colour, whilst there are also green individuals in summer. They ususally sit parallel to a reed stem and always position them so that the stem is between them and the observer. Females are much larger than males.

Endangerment factors:
As coastal wetlands are specially threatened by agricultural intensification, tourism and urbanization, Tropidopola graeca is severely endangered.

Remarks:
Tropidopola graeca occurs from SE-Italy (ssp. transjonicus) across Greece to Asia Minor and the Levant.