Name
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
mole cricket, onion cricket,
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllotalpidae
Genus: Gryllotalpa
Species: gryllotalpa
Habitat
Wet habitats (cultivated fields, meadows, stream banks and marshes, etc.) often with sandy soils, where it builds tunnels.
Feeding
Herbivore
Distribution
From North Africa to West Asia, being present in much of Europe.
Conservation status
Minor concern
Additional information
Very large and flattened anterior legs. Hairy body. Short forewings, well developed hind wings. Flies on hot afternoons.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Aguirre Segura, A. y Barranco Vega, P.. 2015.Clase Insecta. Orden Orthoptera. Revista IDE@ – SEA, No 46, pp 1–13. Ibero Diversidad Entomológica @ccessible. ISSN: 2386-7183. - Cigliano, M.M., H. Braun, D.C. Eades & D. Otte. Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0. - Gorochov, A.V. & V. Llorente 2001. Estudio taxonómico preliminar de los Grylloidea de España (Insecta, Orthoptera). Graellsia, 57(2): 95-139.