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Roesels Bush Cricket
Metrioptera roeselii
59.6239, 17.0736
Field Notes
Description:
Roesel’s bush-crickets have only one generation every year. In the summer and autumn, the sword-like ovipositor of the female adult is used to cut open plant stems (usually grasses) and lay the egg pods within.
Habitat:
This one was found on the side of a cutted grass trail, next to a small creek. The area is a mix of grass wetlands (former lake bed) with an adjacent ridge with mixed forest, mostly pine.
Notes:
They emerge in May as nymphs. These must go through five or six instars before becoming adults. Adults tend to emerge in late June to early July.
I was happy to find such colourful cricket here in Sweden, and one more plus that it was quite calm so I managed to take a lot of pictures :)
The first photo on the Roesels Bush Cricket I spotted the day after the one on photo 2-5.
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