House cricket
Appearance
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Male Acheta domestica | |
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Species: | A. domesticus
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Acheta domesticus |
Acheta domesticus (house cricket) is a cricket native to Europe [2]. Both sexes of this grey or brown cricket are fully winged and can fly. Originally from the Middle East and North Africa the insect is found in permanently heated buildings such as bakeries. Its shrill warbling song is heard mainly at night.
Notes
- ^ "Acheta domesticus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. July 6.
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