Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema thalassinum

Description

Over all length 13 to 17mm. Pale, apple-green with a yellow dorsal stripe.

Habitat

Woodland, woodland edge and hedgerows, also in parks and gardens. They live in the foliage of trees, often but not always Oak, feeding on small insects.

Status and distribution

Common and widespread in southern Britain but less common in the north and absent from most of Scotland. Fairly common in Nottinghamshire and at Netherfield Lagoons.

Best time to see

July to November.

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - female - July 28th 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - female - July 28th 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - female - July 28th 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - female - July 28th 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - male final instar nymph- July 28th 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - male final instar nymph- July 28th 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - nymph - June 23rd 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - nymph - June 23rd 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - nymph - June 16th 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - nymph - May 22nd 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - nymph - May 22nd 2023

  • Oak Bushcricket - Meconema thalassinum - nymph - May 10th 2024