Neocurtilla hexadactyla, commonly known as the northern mole cricket, is a species of mole cricket that is native to eastern North America and Africa.[1][2] It also occurs in South America, where it may be an adventive species.[3] Its range extends from the southern reaches of eastern Canada and through the eastern and central United States.[3]
| Northern mole cricket | |
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| Illustration of Neocurtilla hexadactyla from Insects, their way and means of living by Robert Evans Snodgrass. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllotalpidae |
| Genus: | Neocurtilla |
| Species: | N. hexadactyla
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| Binomial name | |
| Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty, 1832)
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References
edit- ^ "Species Neocurtilla hexadactyla". Bugguide. Iowa State University. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Mole Cricket". Texas AgriLife Extension Service: A Field Guide To Common Texas Insects. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Northern Mole Cricket". Singing Insects of North America. University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Retrieved September 15, 2011.