Green insect on bedroom ceiling

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

Not quite- these are fully winged.

It's a male Southern Oak Bush-cricket which is a recent invader that is doing very well in the Home counties + beyond now.

How do insects like this get here are they released or do they come of their own accord..

[htcdude]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

How do insects like this get here are they released or do they come of their own accord..

They just hop across the channel

[Jason Claxton]

They are flightless and do not have paddles,so it has been suggested that they hitched a ride through the Chunnel on vehicles.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Jason Claxton

They are flightless and do not have paddles,so it has been suggested that they hitched a ride through the Chunnel on vehicles.

Cheers Jason..

[Karlh1]

Apparently there are 10 British species of bush cricket of which the oak bush cricket is one so no need for them to hitch a ride through the tunnel. I think it must come from a 10 foot Yew tree which is outside the front of our house. If so it shares it with a blackbird nest and at least two sparrow nests. It's like a condominium in there.

[htcdude]

Originally Posted by Karlh1

Apparently there are 10 British species of bush cricket of which the oak bush cricket is one so no need for them to hitch a ride through the tunnel. I think it must come from a 10 foot Yew tree which is outside the front of our house. If so it shares it with a blackbird nest and at least two sparrow nests. It's like a condominium in there.

Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) and Southern Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema meridionale) are 2 different species. The latter only recently coming to the British Isles, they're normally restricted to mainland Europe.

Nige

[bobmuc]

Just found this thread, searching for 'green insect'. I'm near Munich and discovered one of these on the ceiling in my flat - at least I know what it is now...