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Species Acheta domesticus - House Cricket

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Infraorder Gryllidea (Crickets)
Family Gryllidae (True Crickets)
Subfamily Gryllinae (Field Crickets)
Genus Acheta
Species domesticus (House Cricket)
Explanation of Names
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Size
body 16‒21 mm(1)
Range
native probably to SW Asia, widely spread by man and now cosmopolitan; in NA wild populations are restricted to e.US (except peninsular Florida), so.ON, QC, and so.CA(1)
Habitat
in and around houses and garbage dumps
Season
throughout the year indoors
Food
soft plant matter, other insects, and carrion • fish food good for rearing
Life Cycle
eggs laid on a damp substrate such as sand or moss; overwinters as adults in buildings or other sheltered areas
Internet References
Fact sheet (Walker 2014)(1)species page(2)