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Decticus sp.
Wart-biter, female. Base color is brown, with darker pattern alongside the abdomen and square spots on its wings. This seems similar to Decticus verrucivorus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wart-biter...
Sutjeska National Park is the largest and oldest national park in Bosnia and Hercegovina, it's located in the provins of Srpska Republik close to the south-east border to Montenegro. It was established in 1962 as the first declared national park in Bosnia, and within, Perućica forest reserve that was established in 1952 for scientific and educational purposes, where one could easily find trees that are over 300 years old and a variety of rare and endangered species. It's one of the two remaining primeval forests of Europe.
This specimen was spotted at an altitude of 1500-1800 meters.
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