Scientific name
Leptophyes punctatissima
Identification
10-20 mm long (<10 mm ovipositor). Bright green, minutely speckled with black dots. Females’ ovipositor short and sharply curved.
Song
Very weak high-pitched repeated chirp, almost inaudible to human ear. Best heard with a bat detector.
Habitat
Favours hedgerows, tall herbage and scrub.
Local status
Recorded from only a few coastal locations.
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