California Camel Cricket

Ceuthophilus californianus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Rhaphidophoridae

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
California Camel Cricket
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY

Ceuthophilus californianus is commonly called the California camel cricket. It lives in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The species is known as the California camel cricket.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, South Carolina, Virginia.

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

More photos

California Camel Cricket photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
California Camel Cricket photo 3
Photo: Daniel S., CC BY
California Camel Cricket photo 4
Photo: Michael Warner, CC BY
California Camel Cricket photo 5
Photo: Michael Warner, CC BY

Same family (Rhaphidophoridae)

Camel CricketsCamel CricketsCeuthophilusNuisance, not dangerousGreenhouse Camel CricketGreenhouse Camel CricketDiestrammena asynamoraCan damage your homeSpotted Camel CricketSpotted Camel CricketCeuthophilus maculatusCan damage your homeTalitropsis sedillotiTalitropsis sedillotiTalitropsis sedillotiIsoplectron armatumIsoplectron armatumIsoplectron armatumPachyrhamma edwardsiiPachyrhamma edwardsiiPachyrhamma edwardsiiHarmless

Sources

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

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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