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Eastern cricket

Modicogryllus frontalis (Fieber, 1844)

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The eastern cricket (Modicogryllus frontalis) is a species in the family Gryllidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the eastern cricket

Weight
Not recorded
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 eastern cricket live?

Not recorded

Is the eastern 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 eastern cricket classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyGryllidae
  6. genusModicogryllus
  7. SpeciesModicogryllus frontalis (Fieber, 1844)

Synonyms Acheta frontalis, Acheta turanicus, Gryllulus frontalis, Gryllus alata, Gryllus caudatus, Gryllus frontalis, Gryllus frontalis var. alata, Gryllus hermsdorfensis, Gryllus pubescens, Gryllus turanicus, Tartarogryllus turanicus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Eastern stripe-headed cricketEnglish
  • cvrček malýCzech
  • Östliche GrilleGerman
  • Grillon orientalFrench
  • nyugati homlokjegyestücsökHungarian
  • Juostakaktis svirplysLithuanian
  • Oostelijke krekelDutch
  • Świerszczyk szaryPolish
  • Сверчок лобастыйRussian
  • svrček malýSlovak
  • Grillon à front jauneFrench
  • Le Grillon orientalFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the eastern cricket

Other species in the same genus Modicogryllus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the eastern cricket?

The eastern cricket (Modicogryllus frontalis) belongs to the family Gryllidae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eastern cricket (Modicogryllus frontalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-cricket

MLA

“Eastern cricket (Modicogryllus frontalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-cricket.

BibTeX
@misc{eastern_cricket_2026,
  title = {Eastern cricket (Modicogryllus frontalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-cricket},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}