Oriental Mole Cricket

Common name: Oriental mole cricket

Scientific name: Gryllotalpa orientalis

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Arthropoda
                                             Class: Insecta
                                             Order: Orthoptera
                                             Sub-order: Ensifera
                                             Family: Gryllotalpidae
                                             Genus: Gryllotalpa
                                             Species: G.orientalis

Type of species: Indigenous

Habitat: These crickets burrow in damp soil creating a network of passages. An oriental mole cricket's natural habitat includes rich soils as well as arable land and gardens.

Conservation status: Least Concern
 
Sound recording: africana sp.

Distribution: The oriental mole cricket is found in Russia, China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines, and Hawaii.

Source: wikipedia