Mole cricket  (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Orthoptera
Family Gryllotalpidae
Genus Gryllotalpa
Size Body length (males): 35-41 mm
Body length (females): 40-46 mm
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Status

Classified as Endangered in the UK, and protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. There have been only four confirmed records of the mole cricket in Great Britain between 1970 and 2001.