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Tawny Mole Cricket
Neoscapteriscus vicinus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Southern Mole CricketNeoscapteriscus borellii
Northern Mole CricketNeocurtilla hexadactyla
Lesser Short-winged Mole CricketNeoscapteriscus abbreviatus
European Mole CricketGryllotalpa gryllotalpa
Vineyard Mole-cricketGryllotalpa vineae
ChangaNeoscapteriscus didactylus
Oriental Mole CricketGryllotalpa orientalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,039 |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 77 |
| Georgia | 76 |
| Texas | 69 |
| Mississippi | 64 |
| Louisiana | 61 |
| South Carolina | 38 |
| North Carolina | 21 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids · Orthoptera |
| Family | Mole Crickets · Gryllotalpidae |
| Genus | Neoscapteriscus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Tawny Mole Cricket with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.