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House cricket

Acheta domesticus

Photo by es12
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39.0052, -84.63

Field Notes

Description:

head light brown with three black transverse bands: one across the back of the head, another between the eyes, and a third horseshoe-shaped band between the antennae; pronotum light brown with dark brown or blackish markings on side and top; wings brown and black, usually extending beyond abdomen and tapering to a long point; pale dorsolateral line runs along each wing; legs brown, hind tibiae with two rows of several spines; ovipositor straight, thin, shorter than length of abdomen

Habitat:

found in and around houses, other buildings, and in garbage dumps.

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2013

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