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Common mole cricket

Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty, 1832)

Status not recordedinsects

The common mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla) is a species in the family Gryllotalpidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the common mole cricket

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common mole cricket live?

Not recorded

Is the common mole cricket endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common mole cricket classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyGryllotalpidae
  6. genusNeocurtilla
  7. SpeciesNeocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty, 1832)

Synonyms Acheta brevipennis, Gryllotalpa azteca, Gryllotalpa borealis, Gryllotalpa brevipennis, Gryllotalpa columbia, Gryllotalpa columbiae, Gryllotalpa columbiana, Gryllotalpa hexadactyla, Gryllotalpa intermedia, Gryllotalpa longipennis, Neocurtilla hexadactyla hexadactyla, Neocurtilla hexadactyla spinosa, Neocurtilla spinosa

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Northern mole cricketEnglish
  • Медведка десятипалаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common mole cricket

Other species in the same genus Neocurtilla.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common mole cricket?

The common mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla) belongs to the family Gryllotalpidae in the order Orthoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-mole-cricket

MLA

“Common mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-mole-cricket.

BibTeX
@misc{common_mole_cricket_2026,
  title = {Common mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-mole-cricket},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}