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Spring Field Cricket - Gryllus veletis
Copyright © 2009 Peter Cristofono

Spring Field Cricket - Gryllus veletis
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 22, 2009
Found a few inches below the ground. Species?
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 22 March, 2009 - 1:44pm
Last updated 23 March, 2009 - 7:29am

Gryllus nymph.
This is a nymph, not an adult, of a field cricket in the genus Gryllus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 March, 2009 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Spring Field Cricket
Gryllus veletis should be the only species overwintering as a late-instar nymph in your area.
… James Miskelly, 22 March, 2009 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the ID
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