Black-sided Camel Cricket complex

Ceuthophilus latens · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Rhaphidophoridae

Also called: Black-sided Camel Cricket

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Black-sided Camel Cricket complex
Photo: Brian C. Hunt, CC BY

It occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Ceuthophilus latens, the black-sided camel cricket, belongs to the family Rhaphidophoridae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

This species is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

Same family (Rhaphidophoridae)

Camel CricketsCamel CricketsCeuthophilusNuisance, not dangerousGreenhouse Camel CricketGreenhouse Camel CricketDiestrammena asynamoraCan damage your homeSpotted Camel CricketSpotted Camel CricketCeuthophilus maculatusCan damage your homeCalifornia Camel CricketCalifornia Camel CricketCeuthophilus californianusTalitropsis sedillotiTalitropsis sedillotiIsoplectron armatumIsoplectron armatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuthophilus_latens

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