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22-09-2009, 11:39 AM
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| | | Unidentified cricket
Stony Stratford, Bucks. On wooden fence beneath ash, willow and sycamore.
As as I recall I've not seen this species before. Help with identification appreciated as always.  
Bruce  |
22-09-2009, 12:03 PM
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Looks like an Oak bush cricket. |
22-09-2009, 12:12 PM
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Hi Bruce,
I agree with Jason - an Oak Bush-cricket. The similar one that is new to the UK is the Southern Oak-bush Cricket - but that is almost wingless and cannot fly. Yours is a winged adult. Great shot, too.
Take care, Jason  |
22-09-2009, 01:57 PM
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Jason(not me) must be off his latin ,as he would have added Meconema thalassinum,as the scientific name for the Oak bush-cricket,oh wait I should have done that as well.  |
22-09-2009, 02:15 PM
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Yes - I should, well done JC At least these two are fairly easy to seperate as adults from photographs, and having clearly seperate Commons. Still, deduct a point though... |
22-09-2009, 07:25 PM
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Jason and Jason - Thanks for your help with identification.
So, does the name Oak bush-cricket mean that the species lays its eggs on oak?
Bruce |
22-09-2009, 07:35 PM
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No they do not lay eggs exclusively on oaks,I often have found them on a number of other trees using a beating tray,which greatly increases the chances of finding them.Cheers jason |
22-09-2009, 07:40 PM
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Oh when I say 'them' ,I mean I have found the adults this way,not the eggs ,Jason |
22-09-2009, 09:07 PM
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Thanks Jason - so anyone any idea why the name Oak bush-cricket?
Bruce |
22-09-2009, 10:21 PM
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Can we have the Latin names to allow us to differentiate between the two Jasons please (unless, of course, they belong to the same species  )
Cheers
Steve
(apologies for disrupting your thread with flippancy Bruce)
Last edited by Gerel; 22-09-2009 at 10:23 PM.
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