Robust ground cricket in the genus Allonemobius, possibly the southern ground cricket (Allonemobius socius), female, subfamily Nemobiinae, family Gryllidae.
□ The southern ground cricket has a high-pitched, short, repetitive trilling song. To hear his song, click here (SongsOfInsects.com). This species is a dead ringer for the striped ground cricket (Allonemobius fasciatus), but the latter is not found in Florida, where this photo was taken.
Photographed by:
Marv Goldberg.
Location: Tamarac, Florida, USA.
Date: 2 June, 2023.
Marv says, “They were all over the place for about a week.”
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Handsome trig, nymph, Phyllopalpus pulchellus, subfamily Trigonidiinae, family Gryllidae.
□ The greenish-yellow hind legs are helpful clues in identifying this nymph of a handsome trig. When it becomes an adult, it will have rounded tegmina (forewings). The adult male makes a high chirping sound by holding those wings upright and rubbing them together. To hear his “song”, click here (SongsOfInsects.com).
Photographed and identified to family by: Tori Thompson. Identified to species by: KnowYourInsects.org.
Location: Wayne, Michigan, USA. Date: 2 August, 2020.
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Handsome trig, female nymph, Phyllopalpus pulchellus, subfamily Trigonidiinae, family Gryllidae.
□ When this handsome trig becomes an adult, it is known as a red-headed bush cricket instead.
Photographed and identified to family by: Tammy Henery. Identified to species by: KnowYourInsects.org.
Location: central Ohio, USA. Date: 22 July, 2020.
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Handsome trig, nymph, Phyllopalpus pulchellus, subfamily Trigonidiinae, family Gryllidae.
□ Besides its very green legs, this handsome trig shows just a tinge of red on its head and thorax. When it becomes an adult, that red will be much deeper in color, and it will also have dark-brown tegmina (forewings). To see the adult, click here (BugGuide).
Photographed and identified by: Lara Pursley. Nicely done, Lara!
Location: Spring City, Tennessee, USA.
Date: 11 July, 2022.
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