▁cr ick ets ' ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁T ett ig oni idae ▁sub family ▁Ph an er opter inae . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁present ▁in ▁main land ▁of ▁Italy , ▁in ▁northern ▁S ardin ia , ▁in ▁C ors ica , ▁in ▁northern ▁Sic ily ▁and ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Spain . ▁It ▁mainly ▁inhab its ▁wood lands ▁along ▁rivers , ▁forest ▁edges ▁and ▁flower - rich ▁grass lands . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁adult s ▁can ▁reach ▁ ▁of ▁length . ▁The ▁basic ▁color ation ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁pale ▁green , ▁with ▁a ▁re dd ish - b rown ▁stre ak ▁on ▁the ▁back . ▁The ▁legs ▁are ▁mainly ▁green , ▁with ▁pale ▁brown ▁kne es . ▁The ▁anten na e ▁are ▁brown ▁and ▁very ▁long . ▁O v ip os itor ▁is ▁quite ▁short ▁( ). ▁E ly tra ▁of ▁females ▁are ▁green , ▁while ▁in ▁males ▁they ▁show ▁a ▁white ▁outer ▁edge , ▁with ▁a ▁dark ▁brown ▁band ▁on ▁the ▁edge . ▁Met ap last es ▁pul ch rip ennis ▁is ▁quite ▁similar ▁to ▁Barb istes ▁species , ▁but ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁by ▁the ▁cer ci ▁of ▁the ▁males ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁el ong ated ▁pron ot um . ▁ ▁Bi ology ▁It ▁can ▁commonly ▁be ▁encountered ▁from ▁June ▁through ▁July , ▁especially ▁on ▁C ist us ▁ ▁and ▁Rub us ▁species . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Paolo ▁Font ana , ▁Bau de w ijn ▁Od é ▁& ▁Bruno ▁Mass a . ▁