Missouri Animals
Field cricket   (Gryllus pennsylvanicus)
Arthropoda: Insecta: Orthoptera
Native North American insect


Habitat: woodlands, meadow, grassland, suburbs, cities
Diet: forbs, small insects
ID Features: black body
Natural History: The Field cricket is found in a wide variety of habitats. It is omnivorous.



Field cricket
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Singing Insects of Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.