Field cricket
Gryllus campestris Linnaeus, 1758
Status not recordedinsects
The field cricket (Gryllus campestris) is an insect in the family Gryllidae, subfamily Gryllinae and tribe Gryllini. It belongs to the order Orthoptera, suborder Ensifera and superfamily Grylloidea, within the class Insecta and phylum Arthropoda.
Quick facts about the field cricket
The species was named by Linnaeus, 1758, and is also called the Field-cricket. Catalogue of Life lists the field cricket as living, not extinct.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.85 cm – 2.65 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Scavengersrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- Onesrc for Generations a year
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the field cricket?
Photos of the field cricket
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Where does the field cricket live?
Not recorded
What is the field cricket?
Gryllus campestris, the European field cricket or simply the field cricket in the British Isles, is the type species of crickets in its genus and tribe Gryllini. These flightless dark colored insects are comparatively large; the males range from 19 to 23 mm and the females from 17 to 22 mm.
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What does the field cricket sound like?
Is the field 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 field cricket classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera
- familyGryllidae
- genusGryllus
- SpeciesGryllus campestris Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Acheta campestris, Acheta hybrida, Gryllus campestris, Gryllus caudata, Gryllus cephalotes, Liogryllus campestris
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Field-cricketEnglish
- FeldgrilleGerman
- Le Grillon champêtreFrench
Relatives of the field cricket
Other species in the same genus Gryllus.
Two-spotted cricket
Gryllus bimaculatus
Fall field cricket
Gryllus pennsylvanicus
Texas field cricket
Gryllus texensis
Southeastern field cricket
Gryllus rubens
Sand field cricket
Gryllus firmus
Variable field cricket
Gryllus lineaticeps
CompareField cricket vs Two-spotted cricketField cricket vs Fall field cricketField cricket vs Texas field cricketField cricket vs Southeastern field cricket
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the field cricket?
The field cricket is an insect in the order Orthoptera and the family Gryllidae.
What is the scientific name of the field cricket?
The scientific name of the field cricket is Gryllus campestris, in the genus Gryllus.
Who named the field cricket and when?
The field cricket was named by Linnaeus, 1758.
What family does the field cricket belong to?
The field cricket belongs to the family Gryllidae, in the superfamily Grylloidea and the subfamily Gryllinae.
Is the field cricket extinct?
No. Catalogue of Life lists the field cricket as living, not extinct.
What other names does the field cricket have?
The field cricket is also called the Field-cricket in English.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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