Cricket
Teleogryllus commodus (Walker)
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllidae
Size range
- Body length up to 25 mm
Distribution
- New Zealand and Australia
- Common in grassland
Life History
- More active at night
- A pest on farms when they reach large numbers. Eat grass and other foliage
- Sometimes come into houses; can feed on paper or fabrics if confined and hungry
- Chirping can be used to identify species