Description: Ground colour is green, upperside is brown, the head is elongated (♂ 14-16 mm, ♀ 14-18 mm). The brown wings extend to about the middle of the abdomen. Ovipositor is 8-10 mm long, slightly curved. Similar species:Conocephalus fuscus Adults: from July to October Song: High-pitched chirp, which lasts for minutes, with occasional changes in frequency (slowing down and then speeding up again).
Source: Orthoptera Species File (lab recording, high pass filter, 22 °C)
Habitat: Wet meadows, marshes. It avoids dry habitats and prefers higher vegetation. Distribution: Scarce (e.g. Aggteleki-karszt, Balaton Uplands, Great Hungarian Plain).
Conocephalus dorsalis, male (Author: Gilles San Martin, source: flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Conocephalus dorsalis, female (Author: Kardos Anita, source: izeltlabuak.hu, CC BY 4.0)
Conocephalus dorsalis, male cerci (Author: Gilles San Martin, source: flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0)