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Bog Bush-cricket
Metrioptera brachyptera
2,372 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 2,372 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Wart-biterDecticus verrucivorus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Grey Bush-cricketPlatycleis albopunctata
Alpine Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera aptera
Purple Meadow Bush-cricketMetrioptera saussuriana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 24,242 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 24,242 |
| Germany | 211 |
| Russia | 190 |
| United Kingdom | 185 |
| England | 182 |
| Austria | 162 |
| Denmark | 157 |
| France | 128 |
| Bayern | 77 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids · Orthoptera |
| Family | Katydids · Tettigoniidae |
| Genus | Metrioptera |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Bog Bush-cricket with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.