Jerusalem Cricket New Mexico. A photograph of an adult jerusalem cricket stenopelmatus fuscus. Dark jerusalem crickets are a slow moving wingless species of cricket common in the southwestern u s.
The entomological society of america s common name directory lists jerusalem cricket as. Jerusalem crickets or potato bugs are a group of large flightless insects of the genus stenopelmatus they are native to the western united states and parts of mexico. The most easily identifiable feature of this insect is its humpbacked abdomen featuring black and yellow bands.
Jerusalem crickets or potato bugs are a group of large flightless insects of the genus stenopelmatus they are native to the western united states and parts of mexico.
Despite their common names these insects are neither true crickets which belong to the family gryllidae nor true bugs which belong to the order hemiptera nor are they native to jerusalem. The most easily identifiable feature of this insect is its humpbacked abdomen featuring black and yellow bands. Despite their common names these insects are neither true crickets which belong to the family gryllidae nor true bugs which belong to the order hemiptera nor are they native to jerusalem. Habitat wise the jerusalem cricket mainly lives in underground burrows but they can be found above ground in warm damp places.
