Mt. Takao is considered one of the three major habitat of insects along with Minoo (Osaka prefecture) and Kibune (Kyoto prefecture) and it has long been loved by researchers of insects because of number of species and the easy access from the Metropolitan area. There are many insects first found in Mt. Takao and named after "Takao" such as Takao Shachihoko （Hiradonta takaonis Matsumura） and Takao medaka kamikiri (Stenhomalus takaosanus).
They live widely in Tohoku region to Kinki region in main land Honsyu.
They inhabit in low ground or at low mountain area, and mountain areas as well as in green tracts of land around forest or clump of bushes, trees in low ground and at the low mountain areas.
Though they look like Locust much, even imagines have only half as long as their trunk, they cannot fly.
They are very good at jumping on their rear legs, but as they are not so active in move, their scope of activity is limitedly small.
They are named after the fact they love to eat giant butterbur (Petasites japonicas), while they eat leaves of various plants such as arrowroot (Pueraria lobata).
Imagines begin to appear in last decade of July.
There is not difference between male and female in body color, but male bees are larger than females ones. Also, male ones have projection portion at abdomen.
The group of Melanoplinae has so many similar kinds that we cannot tell which one it is only by the appearance when we see one outside.
●Length about 22 to 30 mm
●Adult Flight Season July to about September
They inhabit in low ground or at low mountain area, and mountain areas as well as in green tracts of land around forest or clump of bushes, trees in low ground and at the low mountain areas.
Though they look like Locust much, even imagines have only half as long as their trunk, they cannot fly.
They are very good at jumping on their rear legs, but as they are not so active in move, their scope of activity is limitedly small.
They are named after the fact they love to eat giant butterbur (Petasites japonicas), while they eat leaves of various plants such as arrowroot (Pueraria lobata).
Imagines begin to appear in last decade of July.
There is not difference between male and female in body color, but male bees are larger than females ones. Also, male ones have projection portion at abdomen.
The group of Melanoplinae has so many similar kinds that we cannot tell which one it is only by the appearance when we see one outside.
●Length about 22 to 30 mm
●Adult Flight Season July to about September