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Eupholidoptera megastyla
Eupholidoptera megastyla or Greek marbled bush-cricket is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae. The Greek marbled bush-cricket is endemic to Greece, where it is widespread across the mainland including the Peloponnesus, Ionian and western Aegean islands. They can be encountered in and around bushes and shrubs, from sea level up to high altitudes in the mountains. The females - as the pictured one in the spotting- have a slightly curved ovipositor. It was spotted near Theodoriana village, Epirus region, Greece.
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