Mormon Cricket
Characteristics: In 1848, this species of katydid nearly wiped out the crops of Mormon farmers. They prefer grasses and sage brush, but can be seen at the openings of forests as well.
While this species eats plant matter, sometimes it resorts to cannibalism.
General Adult Size (Length):
25mm to 60mm
(0.98in to 2.36in)
Identifying Colors: brown; black; yellow; green
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Kansas, New Mexico, California, Montana, Utah, Saskatchewan, British Columbia
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Common Name: Mormon Cricket
Scientific Name: (Anabrus simplex)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Anabrus
Species: simplex
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