![New Zealand mole cricket [Trimescaptor aotea]. Image; HughGilberd](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/MolecricketHughGilberd250__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
New Zealand mole cricket Trimescaptor aotea. Image; HughGilberd
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Gryllotalpidae
Te Rahi
- Length 20–30 mm
Size range
- Length 20–30 mm
Te Tītaringa
- New Zealand native, limited to lower North Island
Distribution
- New Zealand native, limited to lower North Island
Te Huringa Ora
- Wingless, but can run fast.
- Live underground in tunnels they make.
- Omnivorous
Life history
- Wingless, but can run fast.
- Live underground in tunnels they make.
- Omnivorous
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![New Zealand mole cricket [Trimescaptor aotea]. Image; HughGilberd Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/MolecricketHughGilberd250__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)