Zabalius apicalis

Zabalius apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Zabalius
Species: Z. apicalis
Binomial name
Zabalius apicalis
(Bolívar, 1886)

Zabalius apicalis is a species of katydid, native to Africa.[1]

The animal lays eggs in water with a incubation period of 18 days,[1] Males moult six times and reach adulthood at about 55 days,[1] and females moult seven times and reach adulthood at about 65 days[1]

Embryos take longer to develop the hotter they are[1] and do not develop above 30.5 degrees Celsius (86.9 fahrenheit)[1]

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