Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)

OTHER NAMES: Common Speckled Bush Cricket

Latin Etymology: Leptophyes (?) punctatissima ("punctuated")

Adult female Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) at Geddington, Northants - July 2011

Featured Subspecies: N/A
Length: 15-25mm  /  Wingspan: ? 
NO UK STATUS /IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A fairly large and common bush-cricket species in the Southern half of England, and pretty much on the limits of it's range in Northamptonshire, it is a herbivore and lives mainly in woodland, scrub, gardens and hedgerows.  While it does "sing" like other crickets, the pitch is such that it isn't audible to the human ear, and can only be heard on a bat-detector or similar device.

Related Species:
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Phaneropteridae
Genus: Leptophyes
SUBSPECIES: none

- Sighting Locations -

UNITED KINGDOM - A common resident seen in Summer

 - Common around Geddington

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto .

Eastern Bush Cricket* (Phaulula macilenta)

NOTE: This species does not have an official English name, therefore this name is speculative.

Latin Etymology: Phaulula (?) macilenta ("meagre")

Adult Eastern Bush Cricket (subspecies A. c. cinerea) at Kamakura, Japan - November 2014

Featured Subspecies: ?
Length: 20-25mm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A large and dopey looking bush cricket species - this individual was found on a tree at Kamakura - right next to the famous Buddha of Kamakura - a huge bronze statue of the Buddha that survived the temple it was built inside being washed away by a tsunami.  This insect though was just on a tree behind it as we explored around the area, seemingly aimlessly plodding down the trunk.

Related Species:
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Phaneropteridae
Genus: Phaulula
Subspecies: ?

- Sighting Locations -

JAPAN - Japanese - ヒメクダマキモドキ  /  Himekudamaki-modoki ("Princess Kedah Maki Beetle")

Resident seen in Summer..

 - KYOTO/OSAKA 2013 TRIP: A single individual along the river at Kamakura.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto .