- thorn-hopper
- Dornzikade
- ragainā cikāde
- zgarb rogaty
Both males and females produce vibrational signals during courtship and they are able to jump as orthoptera. After mating at the end of June and early July the females lay several eggs in the stalk of herbaceous plants, on which hatching larvae feed. The larvae mainly live on
Cirsium, Carduus and
Urtica species, while the adult insects prefer
Populus, Quercus and
Rubus species. They overwinter in the litter layer in the larval stage and have a two-year life cycle.