List of Orthoptera of the United Kingdom

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A list of Orthoptera found in the United Kingdom's main administrative units of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man.

For Anguilla, see List of Orthoptera of Anguilla.

For Bermuda, see List of Orthoptera of Bermuda.

For the British Indian Ocean Territory, see List of Orthoptera of the Central Indian Ocean islands.

For the British Virgin Islands, see List of Orthoptera of the British Virgin Islands.

For the Cayman Islands, see List of Orthoptera of the Cayman Islands.

For the Channel Islands (UK), see List of Orthoptera of the Channel Islands (UK).

For the Falkland Islands, see the Falkland Islands territory page.

For Gibraltar, see List of Orthoptera of Gibraltar.

For Monserrat, see List of Orthoptera of Montserrat.

For the Turks and Caicos Islands, see List of Orthoptera of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to the United Kingdom's main administrative regions.

(I) Introduced - an exotic species that has established a breeding population.

(V) Vagrant - a rare individual outside of its typical range.

Family Acrididae

Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae

• Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium) (I)

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
• Blue-winged grasshopper (Oedipoda caerulescens)

Family Gryllidae

Subfamily Gryllinae

• Common house cricket (Acheta domesticus)
• Two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)
• European field cricket (Gryllus campestris)

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Tettigoniinae

• Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)