Neocurtilla hexadactyla

Neocurtilla hexadactyla, commonly known as the northern mole cricket, is a species of mole cricket that is native to eastern North America.[1][2] It also occurs in South America, where it may be an adventive species.[3] Its range extends from the southern reaches of eastern Canada and through the eastern and central United States.[3]

Northern mole cricket
Illustration of Neocurtilla hexadactyla from Insects, their way and means of living by Robert Evans Snodgrass.
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Gryllotalpidae
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N. hexadactyla
Binomial name
Neocurtilla hexadactyla
(Perty, 1832)

References

  1. "Species Neocurtilla hexadactyla". Bugguide. Iowa State University. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  2. "Mole Cricket". Texas AgriLife Extension Service: A Field Guide To Common Texas Insects. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  3. "Northern Mole Cricket". Singing Insects of North America. University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Retrieved September 15, 2011.


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