Gryllus campestris

Gryllus campestris
Scientific 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

Gryllus campestris, the European field cricket or simply the field cricket in the British Isles, 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.

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