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Western Bush Cricket (Hoplosphyrum boreale)
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Copyright © 2011
Alice Abela
Ground Cricket? -
Hoplosphyrum boreale
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Chimineas Ranch, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
September 22, 2011
Size: ~1.5cm w/ovipositor
Found under rock in mixed juniper scrub, thinking adult based on well developed ovipositor. Not up on my crickets.
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Contributed by
Alice Abela
on 25 September, 2011 - 12:03am
Last updated 25 August, 2017 - 8:43am
Scaly cricket
An adult female H. boreale -- full sized ovipositor. All female scaly crickets are wingless.
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Robert Love
, 26 April, 2016 - 3:31pm
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Moved
Moved from
Long-horned Orthoptera
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David J. Ferguson
, 8 December, 2011 - 8:24pm
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I think this is a nearly mature nymph of
Hoplosphyrum boreale
(Western Bush Cricket), but I'm not certain. There may be other similar species I haven't considered.
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David J. Ferguson
, 25 September, 2011 - 2:06pm
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I think you're right
Thanks Dave! That looks like a much better match.
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Alice Abela
, 25 September, 2011 - 2:27pm
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Wings
It looks like the females, at least, are wingless:
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/ShowImage.aspx?TaxonNameID=15775&ImageID=54705
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Alice Abela
, 25 September, 2011 - 5:57pm
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