Saltmarsh Mosquito vs Sand Field Cricket

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Saltmarsh Mosquito Sand Field Cricket
Scientific Name Aedes sollicitans Gryllus firmus
Order Diptera Orthoptera
Family Culicidae Gryllidae
Size 5-7 mm 20-30mm
Habitat Beaches & Coastal Beaches & Coastal
Diet Blood Feeders Omnivores
Regions Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Saltmarsh Mosquito

A golden-brown mosquito that breeds in enormous numbers in coastal salt marshes. It is a strong flier capable of traveling over 60 km from breeding sites.

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Did You Know?

Swarms can be so dense near salt marshes that they have driven livestock to exhaustion.

Sand Field Cricket

A large cricket occurring in two wing forms: long-winged fliers and short-winged non-fliers. This wing dimorphism involves a trade-off between flight ability and reproduction. It inhabits sandy coastal areas.

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Did You Know?

Long-winged individuals can fly but lay fewer eggs; short-winged ones cannot fly but are far more fecund.