Spotted Camel Cricket
Other Name(s): Camel Cricket
Characteristics: The high arching 'back' of this cricket helped name it. This species is found in forests, under rocks and even in basements.
They feed at night on plants and even some other insects.
These Camel Crickets have the traditional large hind legs for leaping and are also common in Southeastern Canada along with the North Eastern United States all the way down to Arkansas.
General Adult Size (Length):
10mm to 19mm
(0.39in to 0.75in)
Identifying Colors: brown; black; yellow; red
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, Delaware, Rhode, Island, Virginia, West Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi
Category: Grasshopper or Cricket
Common Name: Spotted Camel Cricket
Scientific Name: (Ceuthophilus maculatus)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Rhaphidorphoridae
Genus: Ceuthophilus
Species: maculatus
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