Bog Bush-cricket

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Metrioptera brachyptera

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The Bog Bush-cricket has a brown body with a bright green underside to abdomen. The top of pronotum and wings are usually brown or bright green.

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The Bog Bush-cricket is local and widespread across many parts of England and Wales.

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As the name suggests, the Bog Bush-cricket is typically found in bogs and similar wet heath habitats

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M. brachyptera

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