Southern Ground Cricket

Allonemobius socius · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Trigonidiidae

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Southern Ground Cricket
Photo: Alessandro Franchini, CC BY

The Southern Ground Cricket lives in North America. Its habitat is within the North American region.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

This species is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits areas across North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 22 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina.

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

Southern Ground Cricket photo 2
Photo: Dan Johnson, CC BY
Southern Ground Cricket photo 3
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA
Southern Ground Cricket photo 4
Photo: Alessandro Franchini, CC BY
Southern Ground Cricket photo 5
Photo: Melissa Meadows, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where is the Southern Ground Cricket found?

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Trigonidiidae)

Red-headed Bush CricketRed-headed Bush CricketPhyllopalpus pulchellusWood CricketWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisStriped Ground CricketStriped Ground CricketAllonemobius fasciatusCarolina Ground CricketCarolina Ground CricketEunemobius carolinusColumbian TrigColumbian TrigCyrtoxipha columbianaCommon TrigCommon TrigTrigonidium cicindeloides

Sources

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

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