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OverviewAI-generated
Acheta domestica is a species of insect classified within the kingdom Animalia, phylum Arthropoda, and class Insecta. It belongs to the order Orthoptera and the family Gryllidae. The taxon is also referred to as Acheta domesticus in some records.
The species has 10,854 recorded occurrences in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Additionally, two records and two media items are held by the institution DCH in the United States. The subject is referenced by 49 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyGryllidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Gryllidae
- Collections
- DCH
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- insect as food
- Parent taxon
- Acheta
- Image
- Acheta domestica male.png
Show 6 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Acheta domesticus
- Commons category
- Acheta domestica
- Commons gallery
- Acheta domesticus
- taxon common name
- hišni čriček
- short name
- A. domesticus
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Encyclopedic overview
Close-up video of a house cricket Acheta domesticus, commonly called the house cricket, is a species of cricket most likely native to Southwestern Asia, but between 1950 and 2000 it became the standard feeder insect for the pet and research industries and spread worldwide. They can be kept as pets themselves, as this has been the case in China and Japan.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Acheta domestica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.