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Teleogryllus commodus. Black field cricket.
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Gryllidae
Te Rahi
- E 25 mm pea te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Body length up to 25 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa me Ahitereiria.
- Kitea ai i ngā whenua pātītī
Distribution
- New Zealand and Australia
- Common in grassland
Te Huringa Ora
- He kaha ake te oreore i ngā pō, tēnā i te awatea.
- Kia tino ngerongero, tērā kua whakararu i ngā mahi ahuwhenua. Kai ai i te pātītī me ērā atu tipu.
- He wā anō ka hou atu ki te whare, ā, ki te kore e kitea he putanga mōna, ki te kaha anō te hiakai, tērā ka kai i te pepa, i te papanga rānei.
- Mā te āhua tonu o te kitā e mōhiotia ai tēnei momo.
Life history
- More active at night
- A pest on farms when they reach large numbers. Eat grass and other foliage
- Sometimes come into houses; can feed on paper or fabrics if confined and hungry
- Chirping can be used to identify species
Gallery
![[Teleogryllus commodus]. Black field cricket. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Teleogryllus-commodus__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Cricket. [Teleogryllus commodus] Des Helmore Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Teleogryllus-commodus_Des-Helmore__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Black field cricket [Teleogryllus commodus]. Image: PhilBendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/680px-Black_Field_Cricket_Teleogryllus_commodus_-003__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.JPG)
![Black field cricket [Teleogryllus commodus]. Juvenile male. Image: PhilBendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/680px-1-Teleogryllus_commodus_Grassland_cricket-juvenile-male__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.JPG)
![Black field cricket [Teleogryllus commodus]. Image: PhilBendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/680px-1-Teleogryllus_commodus__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.JPG)
![Black field cricket [Teleogryllus commodus]. Adult females. Image: PhilBendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/680px-1-Black_Field_Cricket_Teleogryllus_commodus__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.JPG)