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Wood cricket

Nemobius sylvestris (Bosc, 1792)

Status not recordedinsects

The wood cricket (Nemobius sylvestris) is a species in the family Trigonidiidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the wood cricket

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 wood cricket live?

Not recorded

Is the wood 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 wood cricket classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyTrigonidiidae
  6. genusNemobius
  7. SpeciesNemobius sylvestris (Bosc, 1792)

Synonyms Acheta sylvestris

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Wood-cricketEnglish
  • grillu forestalAsturian
  • Grill boscàCatalan
  • cvrček lesníCzech
  • WaldgrilleGerman
  • grillo de la maderaSpanish
  • Grillon des boisFrench
  • erdei tücsökHungarian
  • BoskrekelDutch
  • Piechotek leśnyPolish
  • Grilo-da-serapilheiraPortuguese
  • Сверкун леснойRussian
  • Svrček dúbravovýSlovak
  • gozdni čričekSlovenian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wood cricket

Other species in the same genus Nemobius.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wood cricket?

The wood cricket (Nemobius sylvestris) belongs to the family Trigonidiidae 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). Wood cricket (Nemobius sylvestris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wood-cricket

MLA

“Wood cricket (Nemobius sylvestris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wood-cricket.

BibTeX
@misc{wood_cricket_2026,
  title = {Wood cricket (Nemobius sylvestris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wood-cricket},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}