Identification Help Needed Please

[Gaza]

Hi all
This little thing flew into my garden
I have seen grass hoppers, This was larger and more colourful than the type i know, plus it has wings
Could someone please tell me what it is

[Dogghound]

Its Rosels bush cricket Metrioptera roeselii

[Gaza]

Thanks very much Dogghound

[haematocephalus]

That's an interesting one - as Dogghound says it is Roesel's Bush-cricket, a male, but it is the macropterous (long-winged) form, called form diluta, which is quite unusual. The book says "sometimes occurs in high numbers in the population in very hot summers" - can't say I noticed a very hot summer this year, but the autumn's been pretty good!

Martin


Martin Harvey

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by haematocephalus

That's an interesting one - as Dogghound says it is Roesel's Bush-cricket, a male, but it is the macropterous (long-winged) form, called form diluta, which is quite unusual. The book says "sometimes occurs in high numbers in the population in very hot summers" - can't say I noticed a very hot summer this year, but the autumn's been pretty good!

Martin


Martin Harvey

I've encountered quite a few diluta Roesel's this year despite the generally awful weather.

[Gaza]

Cheers Guy's
Have Googled it, But found nothing on it other than photo's
What's it's normal habitat ? What do they feed on?
I know nothing about them, First time i have seen one.

Garry

[Dogghound]

They occur in most habitats, such as grassland, wasteground, road verges, scrub, saltmarsh, reedbeds, floodplains fens etc. They feed on herbs, grasses, flowers, and other small insects.

[Gaza]

Thanks for the info Dogghound