Japanese Burrowing Cricket (Velarifictorus micado)
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Velarifictorus micado is native to East Asia. It was first found in the US's capitol of Washington DC in 1959, possibly introduced as eggs in shipments of soil with ornamental plants, and is now widely distributed in the US east of the Great Plains (Bowles, 2018).[1]
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References
- ↑ Bowles DE (2018) Introduced Japanese burrowing cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) micado) range continues to expand in North America. Journal of Orthoptera Research 27(2): 177-181. https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.27.29067
