Field cricket

Gryllus campestris · Gryllidae

Gryllus campestris, the European field cricket or simply the field cricket in the British Isles, is the type species of crickets in its genus and tribe Gryllini. These flightless dark colored insects are comparatively large; the males range from 19 to 23 mm and the females from 17 to 22 mm.

Where the Field cricket lives

Recorded in Switzerland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Austria and Belgium (Europe).

Most records fall in Bayern, Baden-Württemberg, Salzburg, Steiermark, Niedersachsen and Niederösterreich.

See the Field cricket’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Not evaluated (NE). Scientists haven’t checked yet how at risk it is, so this doesn’t mean it is safe or in danger. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 226,543 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.