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Lesser Short-winged Mole Cricket
Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus
Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus (syn. Scapteriscus abbreviatus), the short-winged mole cricket, is a species of insect in the mole cricket family, Gryllotalpidae. It is native to South America but has been introduced inadvertently into Florida, in the United States. Unlike other related species, it is unable to fly, nor do the males emit songs in order to attract females.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 523706.