Gryllus campestris

Gryllus campestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Subfamily: Gryllinae
Tribe: Gryllini
Genus: Gryllus
Species:
G. campestris
Binomial name
Gryllus campestris
Synonyms
  • Gryllus campestris caudata Krauss, 1886
  • Gryllus cephalotes Ramme, 1921
  • Acheta hybrida Rambur, 1838
Sound of Gryllus campestris
Field recording in the Netherlands 32s
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G. campestris and its burrow
Late instar nymph
Close-Up of a Gryllus campestris

Gryllus campestris, the European field cricket or simply the field cricket in the British Isles,[2] is the type species of crickets in its genus and tribe Gryllini. These flightless dark colored insects are comparatively large; the males range from 19 to 23 mm and the females from 17 to 22 mm.

  1. ^ Hochkirch, A., Willemse, L.P.M., Rutschmann, F., Chobanov, D.P., Kleukers, R., Kristin, A., Presa, J.J. & Szovenyi, G. 2016. Gryllus campestris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T68382961A74519280. Downloaded on 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ragge DR (1965). Grasshoppers, Crickets & Cockroaches of the British Isles. F Warne & Co, London. p. 299.