House cricket
Acheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedinsects
The house cricket (Acheta domesticus) is an insect in the family Gryllidae, subfamily Gryllinae and tribe Gryllini. It belongs to the genus Acheta, the superfamily Grylloidea, the suborder Ensifera and the order Orthoptera, within the class Insecta and phylum Arthropoda.
Quick facts about the house cricket
Its scientific name carries the authority (Linnaeus, 1758), and the Catalogue of Life lists it as a living, not extinct, species. Other English names include House-cricket, Common house cricket, Cricket on the Hearth and European house-cricket.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.35 cm – 2 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the house cricket?
Photos of the house cricket
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Where does the house cricket live?
Not recorded
What is the house cricket?
Acheta domesticus, commonly called the house cricket, is a species of cricket most likely native to Southwestern Asia, but between 1950 and 2000 it became the standard feeder insect for the pet and research industries and spread worldwide. They can be kept as pets themselves, as this has been the case in China and Japan.
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What does the house cricket sound like?
Is the house 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 house cricket classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera
- familyGryllidae
- genusAcheta
- SpeciesAcheta domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Acheta melanocephalus, Gryllulus domesticus, Gryllus aegyptiacus, Gryllus domesticus, Gryllus domesticus, Gryllus transversalis
Other names and names in other languages (62)
- Acheta domesticaEnglish
- Common house cricketEnglish
- Cricket on the HearthEnglish
- European house-cricketEnglish
- House-cricketEnglish
- House-cricketEnglish
- صرصور الحقل الأليفArabic
- جدجد المنازل الأوربيArabic
- grillu caseruAsturian
- Grill domèsticCatalan
- cvrček domácíCzech
- HusfårekyllingDanish
- HeimchenGerman
- HausgrilleGerman
- ΤριζόνιGreek
- Hejma griloEsperanto
- Grillo domésticoSpanish
- Grillo asiático domésticoSpanish
- ToakilkEstonian
- Etxe-kilkerBasque
- SaviritsikFinnish
- kotisirkkaFinnish
- GreletFrench
- Cri-criFrench
- CrinchonFrench
- GrilletFrench
- Grillon des maisonsFrench
- Grillon domestiqueFrench
- Grillon du foyerFrench
- GrillotFrench
- GuersillonFrench
- Le Grillon domestiqueFrench
- Petit Cheval du Bon DieuFrench
- StaapkNorthern Frisian
- צרצר הביתHebrew
- Kućni šturakCroatian
- házi tücsökHungarian
- Grillo domesticoItalian
- Grillo del focolareItalian
- イエコオロギJapanese
- ヨーロッパイエコオロギJapanese
- HeemelmausLuxembourgish
- кІвалин цІицІLezghian
- Naminis svirplysLithuanian
- Mājas circenisLatvian
- വീട്ടു ചീവീട്Malayalam
- hussirissNorwegian Bokmål
- HuiskrekelDutch
- Hus-sirissNorwegian Nynorsk
- świerszcz domowyPolish
- Grilo-domésticoPortuguese
- Сверчок домовыйRussian
- Дьиэ чөкчөҥөтөSanskrit
- svrček domovýSlovak
- hišni čričekSlovenian
- ChirperSardinian
- hussyrsaSwedish
- จิ้งหรีดทองแดงลายThai
- Цвіркун хатнійUkrainian
- Acheta domesticaVietnamese
- TchantrêWalloon
- 家蟋蟀Chinese
Relatives of the house cricket
Other species in the same genus Acheta.
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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 house cricket?
The house cricket is an insect in the order Orthoptera and the family Gryllidae.
What is the scientific name of the house cricket?
Its scientific name is Acheta domesticus, placed in the genus Acheta.
Who named the house cricket and when?
The authority for its scientific name is (Linnaeus, 1758).
Is the house cricket extinct?
No. The Catalogue of Life lists the house cricket as living, not extinct.
What other names does the house cricket have?
Other English names include House-cricket, Common house cricket, Cricket on the Hearth and European house-cricket.
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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