Identification: No other conehead has a cone that is wider than long. Forewings extending more than 11 mm beyond hind femora; ovipositor about as long as hind femur. Length 43-60 mm for males, 51-67 for females.
Habitat: Calling males are ubiquitous vertically (ground level to tree tops) as well as horizontally. Both sexes are strong fliers and come to lights. Juveniles and feeding adults occur in grassy areas; overwintering adults occur in thickets and woods.
Season: This and Pyrgocorypha uncinata are the only coneheads that spend the winter as reproductively inactive adults. In the one generation area (northern part of the range), adults mature in fall and sing Apr.–June. In the two-generation area, adults occur at all times except early summer and sing Feb.–May and July–Aug. In south Florida, adults occur and sing year-round; here.
More information: subfamily Copiphorinae, genus Neoconocephalus
References: Burk 1982, Josephson 1985, Whitesell 1974, Whitesell & Walker 1978.
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Neoconocephalus triops, the broad-tipped conehead, is a species of Conocephalus fuscus in the family Tettigoniidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the Caribbean and North America.[1][5]
Neoconocephalus triops, the broad-tipped conehead, is a species of Conocephalus fuscus in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.
Broad-tipped conehead, Neoconocephalus triops
