Velarifictorus micado
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| Velarifictorus micado | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Velarifictorus |
| Subgenus: | Velarifictorus |
| Species: | V. micado |
| Binomial name | |
| Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gryllus latefasciatus Chopard, 1933 | |
Velarifictorus micado, the Japanese burrowing cricket, is a cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae (family Gryllidae).[1][2] It is found in southern Asia, along with an introduced population in the United States.[2] It was first reported in the US in 1959, likely as overwintering eggs in the soil of imported plants, and has since spread all throughout the eastern half of the country.[3][4] V. micado is considered to be quite passive and non-destructive. Studies have shown that its range has spread northward and may be much more invasive than previously thought.[5]
V. micado front
paralyzed by a wasp – dorsal Wildlife Prairie Park
paralyzed by a wasp – ventral Wildlife Prairie Park- V. micado song
