Metrioptera brachyptera is a species in the family Tettigoniidae commonly called the bog bush cricket.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bog Bush-cricket being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Metrioptera saussuriana
- Zeuneriana abbreviata
- Chizuella bonneti
- Eobiana engelhardti
- Metrioptera buyssoni
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Tettigoniidae
- Genus
- Metrioptera
- Species
- Metrioptera brachyptera
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