Monday 17 September 2007

Eastern Bush Cricket* (Phaulula macilenta)

NOTE: This species does not have an official English name, therefore this name is speculative.
Latin Etymology: Phaulula (?) macilenta ("meagre")
Adult Eastern Bush Cricket (subspecies A. c. cinerea) at Kamakura, Japan - November 2014

Featured Subspecies: ?
Length: 20-25mm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A large and dopey looking bush cricket species - this individual was found on a tree at Kamakura - right next to the famous Buddha of Kamakura - a huge bronze statue of the Buddha that survived the temple it was built inside being washed away by a tsunami.  This insect though was just on a tree behind it as we explored around the area, seemingly aimlessly plodding down the trunk.

Related Species:
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Phaneropteridae
Genus: Phaulula
Subspecies: ?

- Sighting Locations -
JAPAN - Japanese - ヒメクダマキモドキ  /  Himekudamaki-modoki ("Princess Kedah Maki Beetle")
Resident seen in Summer..
 - KYOTO/OSAKA 2013 TRIP: A single individual along the river at Kamakura.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto

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