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Species Cnemotettix bifasciatus

Silk-spinning Cricket - Cnemotettix bifasciatus - male

Silk-spinning Cricket - Cnemotettix bifasciatus - female

Silk-spinning Cricket - Cnemotettix bifasciatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Infraorder Tettigoniidea (Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives)

Family Anostostomatidae (Wetas & King Crickets)

Genus Cnemotettix (Silk-spinning Crickets)

Species bifasciatus (Cnemotettix bifasciatus)

Identification

One of two mainland southern California species.

Habitat

Sandstone cliffs and hillsides with sandy soil are typical habitats.

Remarks

These insects make burrows and stabilize them with a silk lining.

Contributed by Jeffrey Cole on 27 December, 2007 - 2:12am
Additional contributions by metrioptera
Last updated 9 June, 2014 - 8:45pm

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