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A Northern Mole Cricket in Harford Co., Maryland (10/15/2019).
A Northern Mole Cricket in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/18/2019). Collected by Liz Humes.
A Northern Mole Cricket nymph in Harford Co., Maryland (5/23/2021).
Northern Mole Cricket in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Northern Mole Cricket in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/29/2016).
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Northern Mole Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Northern Mole Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2015). Verified by Brandon Woo.
A Northern Mole Cricket on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/2/2015).
A Northern Mole Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/3/2016).
A Northern Mole Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/20/2017).
Northern Mole Cricket in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Northern Mole Cricket in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/4/2016).
Northern Mole Cricket in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/24/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Northern Mole Cricket in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/14/2023). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Northern Mole Cricket in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/24/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Northern Mole Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/9/2014).
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A Northern Mole Cricket in Harford Co., Maryland (5/4/2016).
A Northern Mole Cricket on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/8/2019).
Northern Mole Cricket in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/28/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
A Northern Mole Cricket in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/13/2017). Determined by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
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| Northern mole cricket | |
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| Illustration of Neocurtilla hexadactyla from Insects, their way and means of living by Robert Evans Snodgrass. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllotalpidae |
| Genus: | Neocurtilla |
| Species: | N. hexadactyla
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| Binomial name | |
| Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty, 1832)
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Neocurtilla hexadactyla, commonly known as the northern mole cricket, is a species of mole cricket that is native to eastern North America.[2][3] It also occurs in South America, where it may be an adventive species.[4] Its range extends from the southern reaches of eastern Canada and through the eastern and central United States.[4] Also noticed in South Africa 22 Dec 2024 in the district of Senekal, the Free State, South Africa. Also noticed in South Africa 18 Jan 2025 in the district of Midstream, Gauteng, South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ "Key to the genera of the Gryllotalpidae found in the Southeastern United States". mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Species Neocurtilla hexadactyla". Bugguide. Iowa State University. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Mole Cricket". Texas AgriLife Extension Service: A Field Guide To Common Texas Insects. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Northern Mole Cricket". Singing Insects of North America. University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Retrieved September 15, 2011.