Grey Bush Cricket
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Ensifera » Tettigonioidea » Tettigoniidae » Decticinae » Platycleis albopunctata
Status
UK
Distribution Map
Colours show the year of the last record -
| up to 1987 | 1988-97 | 1998 up to present |
Only Recording Scheme datasets are included. Other datasets on the Gateway may hold additional information.
Recordings
Description
Variable but usually greyish brown. Females have a long, upturned ovipositor.
Size
20-28 mm
Wings
Both sexes fully winged.
Stridulation
Soft, rapidly repeated, high pitched chirp
Food
Omnivorous.
Habitat
Coastal species – coarse grass and rough vegetation on sand dunes, shingle banks and south-facing cliffs.
Phenology
Nymphs hatch in May. Adults appear in July to autumn.