Crickets and grasshoppers
Crickets and grasshoppers are insects belonging to the order 'Orthoptera', with their powerful hind legs used for jumping, and responsible for that chirping droning 'song' so characteristic of grassland on a hot day.
If you would like to see what a particular species looks like, go to the website of the National Biodiversity Network and type the Binomial name of the species into the 'Search for Taxa' box. Or simply use Google search.
Logging species is an important aspect of our work in Ely Wildspace. If you would like to find out more please visit our page on Biological Recording
| Binomial name | Common name |
|---|---|
| Chorthippus albomarginatus | Lesser Marsh Grasshopper |
| Chorthippus brunneus | Common Field Grasshopper |
| Chorthippus parallelus | Meadow Grasshopper |
| Conocephalus dorsalis | Short-winged Conehead |
| Conocephalus fuscus | Long-winged Conehead |
| Leptophyes punctatissima | Speckled Bush-cricket |
| Meconema thalassinum | Oak Bush-cricket |
| Omocestus viridulus | Common Green Grasshopper |
| Pholidoptera griseoaptera | Dark Bush-cricket |
| Roeseliana roeselii | Roesel's Bush-cricket |
