Dark Bush-Cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera, the dark bush-cricket, is a flightless species of European bush-cricket; it is the type species of its genus with no subspecies. Source
Where it is now
In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 143 times across 6 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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Movement and weather
Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 14°C (typically 13 to 15°C, from 5 areas). That holds across 15° of latitude, which suggests its timing follows temperature more than the calendar.
Arrival dates
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 30 March 2026 | 27 April 2026 | 17 August 2026 | 5 |
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.