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Japanese Burrowing Cricket - Velarifictorus micado  - Velarifictorus micado - female

Japanese Burrowing Cricket - Velarifictorus micado - Velarifictorus micado - Female
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
September 3, 2011
Size: ~6cm
Looking for confirmation of ID, thanks.

Thanks!
I have changed the the picture title

She's a Japanese Burrowing Cricket
which seem to be getting very common in your part of the world in recent years. I think probably about half the size you estimated would be more realistic (even still a bit large), unless perhaps you included the antennae (which are very long). All of the Ground Crickets are much smaller.

Moved from ID Request.

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