Roesel's Bush-cricket vs North American Pygmy Mole Cricket
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Roesel's Bush-cricket | North American Pygmy Mole Cricket |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Roeseliana roeselii | Neotridactylus apicialis |
| Order | Orthoptera | Orthoptera |
| Family | Tettigoniidae | Tridactylidae |
| Size | 14-20mm | 5-7 mm |
| Habitat | Farmland | Rivers & Streams |
| Diet | Seed Feeders | Herbivores |
| Regions | Europe, Asia | Eastern United States |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Roesel's Bush-cricket
A stocky bush-cricket with a distinctive pale border along the pronotum. Its song is a continuous high-pitched buzz. Macropterous forms with full wings appear in hot summers and can fly.
Did You Know?
In hot summers, a winged form appears that can fly and colonize new habitats, driving rapid range expansion.
North American Pygmy Mole Cricket
A minute mole cricket found on sandy shores of rivers and ponds in North America. It burrows just beneath the wet sand surface.
Did You Know?
Its hind tibiae bear paddle-like swimming plates that allow it to skim across the surface of water when flooded out of its burrow.