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16-12-2011, 12:20 PM
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A few years ago visiting dungeness RSPb reserve I found this on the boardwalk across the gravel near the centre. 
Any ideas what species it is? Can't find one with an orange thorax? |
16-12-2011, 12:28 PM
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Its a male grey bush cricket Platycleis albopunctata. |
18-12-2011, 03:10 PM
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Only ever seen these at coastal areas. Samphire Hoe, St Margarets at Cliffe and Kingsdown.
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18-12-2011, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  Only ever seen these at coastal areas. Samphire Hoe, St Margarets at Cliffe and Kingsdown. | Im not aware of any inland sites, they are very much a coastal specialist. Although my knowledge is somewhat limited as we do not get them this far north. |
18-12-2011, 04:27 PM
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The most inland natural population I know of is Ringwood on the Hants/Dorset borders but there is apparently a small introduced population somewhere in Ladbroke Grove, London according to an article in British Wildlife a couple of years back. This has survived for some years, but surprising given it's such an urban area.
I've only seen them in southern coastal locations. | | |
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