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records around the Crouch estuary are few and far
between.
Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)
Usually associated with coastal areas and their creeks
and estuaries, this large insect has several records
around the Colchester, Tendring and Southend areas,
probably indicating more where the Orthopterists
have been, rather than the true distribution of this
species. It should be found in rough, scrubby areas
where this Bush Cricket seems to sit high in the
vegetation until disturbed. There are large gaps in
the Essex distribution, particularly the Naze area