Gryllus campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Field Cricket
Taxonomy:
- Orthoptera›Ensifera›Grylloidea›Gryllidae›Gryllinae›Gryllus campestris
Status:
Distribution
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Recordings
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Calling song.
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Courtship song, ending with mating.
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Chorus.
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.
Description:
Shiny black cricket with a large head. The forewings have a yellow base, the thighs are red on the underside.
Size:
Wings:
Forewings extend beyond the middle of the abdomen, hindwings are only vestigial.
Stridulation:
Males have a loud song consisting of short chirps repeated several times a second, which is performed in front of their burrows and can be heard up to 100m.
Food:
Mainly herbivorous, feeding on grasses.
Habitat:
South facing short turf on sandy or chalk soils with patches of bare ground.
Phenology:
Late instar nymphs and adults overwinter in distinctive burrows with horizontal entrances. Adults are present from April onwards, they mate and lay eggs from May to July and die by August.