Gryllodes sigillatus | |
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Tropical house cricket | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
Tribe: | Gryllini |
Genus: | Gryllodes |
Species: | G. sigillatus
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Binomial name | |
Gryllodes sigillatus |
Gryllodes sigillatus, the tropical house cricket, Indian house cricket or banded cricket, is a small cricket probably native to southwestern Asia, but has spread throughout tropical regions worldwide.[2] Like its relative the house cricket, the tropical house cricket is also raised commercially for feeding certain pets such as reptiles, birds, amphibians, and insectivorous arthropods.[3]