Gryllus Gryllus bimaculatus

Behaviour: 

Both Field-cricket species have a very loud calling song. Gryllus bimaculatus starts singing after dusk, whereas G. campestris also sings during the day. The song consists of a series of melodious 'kre'-sounds (echemes), repeated very regularly at a rate of about 1-4/s. All echemes in a series are equsl, consisting of about 4-5 syllables. In the vicinity of a female, males produce a courtship song: a continuous rustling mixed with loud, high-pitched ticks. The calling songs of both species are quite similar and it is not alwayds easy to tell them apart. [1]

Referenties

  1. Willemse L, Kleukers R, Odé B. The Grasshoppers of Greece. Leiden: EIS Kenniscentrum Insecten & Naturalis Biodiversity Centre; 2018.
Taxonomic name: 
Gryllus Gryllus bimaculatus (Classification), Gryllus Gryllus campestris (Classification)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith