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Japanese burrowing cricket

Velarifictorus micado

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Gryllidae

Velarifictorus micado, the Japanese burrowing cricket, is a cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae (family Gryllidae). It is found in southern Asia, along with an introduced population in the United States. It was first reported in the US in 1959, likely as overwintering eggs in the soil of imported plants, and has since spread all throughout the eastern half of the country.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 799