Lepidoptera-like-scales

Guides

Mogoplistidae
Scaly Crickets and Allies
Mogoplistidae is a family of scaly crickets within the superfamily Grylloidea, comprising over 370 species in approximately 30 genera worldwide. The family is considered monophyletic and sister to the true crickets (Gryllidae). Members are distinguished by scales covering the abdomen and parts of the thorax, resembling those of Lepidoptera. The family includes three subfamilies: Mogoplistinae, Malgasiinae (restricted to Madagascar and Indian Ocean islands), and the extinct †Protomogoplistinae known from Burmese amber.
Orthoptera Grylloidea scaly-crickets coastal beach-specialist driftwood-dependent rare-species UK-protected-species Mediterranean Atlantic-coast Madagascar-endemic Burmese-amber-fossil scale-covering Lepidoptera-like-scales omnivorous nocturnal long-ovipositor egg-development-one-year shingle-habitat cobble-beaches strandline-invertebrate conservation-concern beach-cleaning-threat driftwood-burning-threat