A green grasshopper sang a little at the camera

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Tettigonia is a genus of insect described by Linnaeus in 1758, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae. The Latin name Tettigonia derives from the Greek τεττιξ, meaning cicada.

It includes quite large insects, with a massive body, green or brownish color, with long hind legs.

The species of Tettigonia are present in Europe, in North Africa and in Asia.
This is male Tettigonia cantans is a species of bush crickets (or katydids) belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae.

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