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The Speckled Bush-Cricket (Leptophyes puntatissima) is a flightless species of bush cricket common in well vegetated areas of England and Wales, such as woodland margins, hedgerows and gardens.  The eggs are laid in late summer into the bark or plant...
The Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallels) is usually found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows. It is mainly green in colour with dark grey-brown stripe running along the flank to the eye (there are also brown and purplish forms).  It has...
The Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus burnous) is a common and widespread and is usually found in open, sunny, grassland, including gardens. It is usually mottled brown in colour with barring on the sides and is most easily identified if seen close-up...