Identification: A long conehead with a modest cone that is immaculate and straight beneath. Lower margins of hind femur not darker near bases of spines. Male pronotal length greater than 1.8 times rear width; ovipositor shorter than hind femur. Length 52-61 mm for males, 62-67 for females.
Habitat: Undergrowth of pine and hardwood forests.
Season: First egg-overwintering conehead to sing in the summer: June–July; "
Neoconocephalus velox, the swift conehead, is a species of conehead bush cricket in the family Tettigoniidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[2][4]
Neoconocephalus velox, the swift conehead, is a species of conehead bush cricket in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
