Italian Tree Cricket vs Raspy Cricket

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Attribute Italian Tree Cricket Raspy Cricket
Scientific Name Oecanthus pellucens Cooraboorama canberrae
Order Orthoptera Orthoptera
Family Gryllidae Gryllacrididae
Size 10-15mm 20-30 mm
Habitat Orchards Woodlands
Diet Omnivores Herbivores
Regions Europe, Asia Oceania
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Italian Tree Cricket

A delicate pale green cricket with translucent wings. Males sing a melodious continuous trill on warm evenings. The rate of chirping is directly related to temperature.

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Did You Know?

You can estimate the temperature by counting its chirps: count chirps in 15 seconds and add 40 for degrees Fahrenheit.

Raspy Cricket

A nocturnal wingless cricket that builds silk-lined shelters from folded leaves.

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Did You Know?

It produces silk from its mouthparts, one of few non-larval insects to do so.