Southern Oak Bush Cricket
by Anatole Beams
Title
Southern Oak Bush Cricket
Artist
Anatole Beams
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Jiminy Cricket on a leaf. Well, Jemima really...
The astounding thing about this cricket are its antennae. They are about twice as long as its body length (including ovipositor).
I believe that it may be a Southern Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema meridionale).
I looked it up on Wipedia and it reports that they have only been found in the UK since 2001. Also that it is a predator and lives mainly on the Horse-chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella). We have seen them before here in SW London, although I'm not sure when I saw the first one.
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February 15th, 2014
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