Speckled Bush Cricket
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Leptophyes punctatissima
Fairly common & widespread throughout Britain.
It is green with minute black speckles all over its body[6] (more evident in the nymphs), as reflected in the common and Latin name of the species.
The lower legs and feet are brownish.
The antennae are twice as long as the body.
The species is brachypterous meaning the Male's forewings are reduced to small flaps, and those of the Female are even more reduced.
The hindwings are completely absent, and both males and females are flightless.
The Female's ovipositor is laterally compressed and curves sharply upwards