Thursday 16 February 2017

Orthoptera seen inthe French Jura in recent years

Part 2: Grasshoppers:




Chrysochraon dispar, female

Stauroderus scalaris, male



Chorthippus biguttulus group (3 above)

Chorthippus parallelus


Miramella alpina, male and female



Euthystira brachyptera, long-winged form, female, and male




Monday 6 February 2017

Orthoptera seen in the French Jura in recent years

I've finally had several species of orthoptera confirmed which I found and photographed in this area in June/July 2012 and 2014.


Part 1: Bush-crickets












Platycleis albopunctata - adult and nymph


Decticus verrucivorus - nymph








Tettigonia cantans - adult and (probable) nymph



Pholidoptera griseoaptera - adult









Metrioptera brachyptera