Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Mole Cricket

Photo from Hugh Gilbert

Photo from Hugh Gilbert

Trimescaptor aotea Tindale


Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllotalpidae

Size range

  • Length 20–30 mm

Distribution

  • New Zealand native, limited to lower North Island

Life History

  • Wingless, but can run fast.
  • Live underground in tunnels they make.
  • Omnivorous