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Dark Bush-cricket - Pholidoptera griseoaptera

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Dark Bush-cricket Dark Bush-cricket - Pholidoptera griseoaptera dylan Golden Hill Allotments 5 Feb 2021, 4:20 p.m. 12 Sep 2020, 5:25 p.m.
Dark Bush-cricket Dark Bush-cricket - Pholidoptera griseoaptera dylan Hedgerow 14 Jul 2021, 1:41 p.m. 13 Jul 2021, 2:12 p.m.
Dark Bush-cricket Dark Bush-cricket - Pholidoptera griseoaptera dylan Golden Hill Allotments 5 Feb 2021, 4:20 p.m. 12 Sep 2020, 5:24 p.m.
Dark Bush-cricket Dark Bush-cricket - Pholidoptera griseoaptera dylan Golden Hill Allotments 5 Feb 2021, 4:20 p.m. 12 Sep 2020, 5:24 p.m.
Dark Bush-cricket Dark Bush-cricket - Pholidoptera griseoaptera dylan Golden Hill Allotments 5 Feb 2021, 4:20 p.m. 12 Sep 2020, 5:24 p.m.
Dark Bush-cricket Dark Bush-cricket - Pholidoptera griseoaptera dylan Golden Hill Allotments 5 Feb 2021, 4:20 p.m. 12 Sep 2020, 5:25 p.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread in the Southern half of the UK. Habitat includes: Dense thickets particularly those with Bramble. scrub, hedgerows, woodland thickets, allotments, parks, gardens, cemeteries. Females lay their eggs in late summer in rotting wood or bark crevices; they emerge 18 months later.