Orthoptera and allied insects of Essex 2003
twigs. Species such as M. thalassinum are therefore under-recorded in the county and more records
are needed to ascertain their distribution.
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima female (photograph by P.R. Harvey)
Table 3: Species lists for selected sites visited in 2003
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