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Speckled bush-cricket

Leptophyes punctatissima

Description:

A Speckled Bush-Cricket. I believe this is a male. As the name suggests, the green body is covered in tiny black spots, it also has a pale brown stripe down its back. Normally 9-18mm in length. Adult females have a large, upturned, scimitar-shaped appendage at their rear - this is an ovipositor used to deposit eggs.

Habitat:

Found inside the house. Usually found in woodland, hedgerows, scrub and gardens.

Notes:

We've had two of these inside the house in recent weeks. This was a particularly large one, the body being about 2cm with incredibly long antennae (9-10cm) in relation to the rest. Leg spread a good 4.5cm or so.

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Chris79
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Chris79

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 12, 2021
Submitted on Aug 19, 2021

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