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Orthops campestris - Orthops campestris

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Orthops campestris Orthops campestris - Orthops campestris dylan Laundry Lane 4 Jul 2022, 4:14 p.m. 4 Jul 2022, 11:31 a.m.
Orthops campestris Orthops campestris - Orthops campestris dylan Grow Wilder 24 Aug 2023, 11:46 p.m. 24 Aug 2023, 1:59 p.m.
Orthops campestris Orthops campestris - Orthops campestris dylan Hedgerow 14 Jul 2021, 10:58 a.m. 13 Jul 2021, 1:09 p.m.
Orthops campestris Orthops campestris - Orthops campestris dylan Hedgerow 14 Jul 2021, 10:58 a.m. 13 Jul 2021, 1:09 p.m.
Orthops campestris Orthops campestris - Orthops campestris dylan Hedgerow 14 Jul 2021, 10:58 a.m. 13 Jul 2021, 1:11 p.m.
Orthops campestris Orthops campestris - Orthops campestris dylan Laundry Lane 4 Jul 2022, 4:14 p.m. 4 Jul 2022, 11:31 a.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly common in the South, scarcer in the North. Habitat includes: Anywhere with Umbellifers such as Common Hogweed in places such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, roadside verges, cycle paths, hedgerows, woodland, scrub, fields, grassland, wasteland, coasts etc. Length: 4 mm. Seen all year round. Life story: Adults overwinter, mate in the spring with a new generation complete from July onwards.