[ID] bright green insect with long antennae

faith90 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-10-2011, 08:04 PM

Bright green insect approx. 1 inch, found on ceiling in 3rd floor apartment in East Yorks. It's been hanging around for a few days and my flatmates and I would love to know what it is!

Thanks in advance

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Jason Green · #2 (**permalink**) 07-10-2011, 08:15 PM

Welcome to WAB

It's one of the Bush-cricket species.

aeshna5 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-10-2011, 05:40 AM

Male Southern Oak Bush-cricket.

This is a species that's recently arrived in the UK + seems well established in parts of the south-east, so your specimen may be a new recod for your area, so well worth sending your record with photo, date, location + finder's name to the Orthoptera Recording Scheme.

Nice find. It seems these chaps like taking lifts on vehicles which may explain the rapid spread for a flightless insect.

Hedera · #4 (**permalink**) 08-10-2011, 11:12 AM

Poor thing has lost a leg - how on earth did it get 3 storeys up if flightless?

faith90 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 10:34 AM

Thanks so much for your replies! I've become quite fond of the little fellow now! He doesn't seem to have any trouble moving around with a leg missing, he waits it's dark then relocates to a different bit of the apartment! It's interesting that this species is only recorded in the south east so far, as I am from Essex and recently drove up to move into this apartment in hull, maybe he hitched a ride with me! Thanks again for your help

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tristanba · #6 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 01:35 PM

interesting record, however it got there! Do report to the Orthoptera Recording Scheme
Orthoptera Recording Scheme - Home

poschiavanus · #7 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by faith90

Thanks so much for your replies! I've become quite fond of the little fellow now! He doesn't seem to have any trouble moving around with a leg missing, he waits it's dark then relocates to a different bit of the apartment! It's interesting that this species is only recorded in the south east so far, as I am from Essex and recently drove up to move into this apartment in hull, maybe he hitched a ride with me! Thanks again for your help

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One was found in Nottinghamshire in 2007. There was a nice report about how these new arrivals are spreading in the Telegraph at the time.

aeshna5 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-10-2011, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by poschiavanus

One was found in Nottinghamshire in 2007. There was a nice report about how these new arrivals are spreading in the Telegraph at the time.

I hadn't seen that report before. The records from Hackney Marshes + White City were mine, though have recorded them in many places in London since. A regular in suburban gardens now.

Last month I was beating some trees in Richmond Park + obtained both Oak + Southern Oak Bush-cricket from the same trees. I wonder whether any work has been done on possible competition between these 2 closely related species.