Zabalius apicalis
| Zabalius apicalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudophyllinae |
| Genus: | Zabalius |
| Species: | Z. apicalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zabalius apicalis (Bolívar, 1886)
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Zabalius apicalis is a species of katydid, native to Africa.[1]
The animal lays eggs in water with an 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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