Southern Wood Cricket
Gryllus fultoni
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Orthoptera
- Suborder: Ensifera
- Infraorder: Gryllidea
- Family: Gryllidae
- Subfamily: Gryllinae
- Genus: Gryllus
- Species: fultoni
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Gryllus fultoni: //ˈɡrɪl.əs ˈfʊl.toʊ.ni//
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Summary
Gryllus fultoni, the southern wood cricket, is a species of cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae found in North America.
Physical Characteristics
Head narrower than pronotum; cerci usually yellow in life; hind wings always short; tegmina brown and black.
Identification Tips
Very similar to Gryllus vernalis, differing somewhat in habitat preference and song.
Habitat
Leaf litter in woods; occasionally in roadside grasses.
Distribution
Much of southeastern United States east from Texas and Oklahoma and south from Missouri, Ohio Valley, and about Maryland.
Life Cycle
Overwinters as a late juvenile and matures in spring.
Similar Taxa
Tags
- Orthoptera
- Gryllidae
- Gryllinae
- Cricket
- Southern Wood Cricket