Mole Cricket
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Ensifera » Grylloidea » Gryllotalpidae » Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
Status
UK
Distribution Map
Colours show the year of the last record -
| up to 1987 | 1988-97 | 1998 up to present |
Only Recording Scheme datasets are included. Other datasets on the Gateway may hold additional information.
Recordings
Description
Large cricket, light chestnut coloured and covered with velvet-like hairs; large, very strong forelegs that are modified for digging.
Size
35-46 mm
Wings
Forewings are short but both sexes can fly and do so at night.
Stridulation
Male stridulation is a loud continuous purring.
Food
Vegetable material, insect larvae and earthworms.
Habitat
Burrows into deep, loose damp soil at the edges of wetlands and seepages.
Phenology
Three year lifecycle.