Oak Bush Cricket Meconema thalassinum
Crickets and Grasshoppers belong to the order Orthoptera and the current UK list contains around 30 species, including several known migrants/accidentals. Nottinghamshire currently has 15 species on it's list. The Oak Bush Cricket is probably fairly commonly distributed across much of Nottinghamshire. There has been one record from Eakring, which was outside the village Post Office and had been attracted to the lights. This is relatively easy to find on Budby Common and around Sherwood Forest.
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UK distribution of Meconema thalassinum
 

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Updated September 2011

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