Gryllus campestris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
Tribe: | Gryllini |
Genus: | Gryllus |
Species: | G. campestris
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Binomial name | |
Gryllus campestris | |
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Gryllus campestris, the European field cricket or simply the field cricket in the British Isles,[2] is the type species of crickets in its genus and tribe Gryllini. These flightless dark colored insects are comparatively large; the males range from 19 to 23 mm and the females from 17 to 22 mm.