Club-horned Sawfly vs Raspy Cricket

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Attribute Club-horned Sawfly Raspy Cricket
Scientific Name Abia sericea Cooraboorama canberrae
Order Hymenoptera Orthoptera
Family Cimbicidae Gryllacrididae
Size 10-14 mm 20-30 mm
Habitat Hedgerows Woodlands
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Europe, British Isles Oceania
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Club-horned Sawfly

A striking metallic green sawfly found across Europe. Adults visit flowers while larvae feed on honeysuckle and scabious. One of the smaller cimbicid sawflies.

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Did You Know?

Adults have distinctive clubbed antennae that distinguish them from other sawflies.

Raspy Cricket

A nocturnal wingless cricket that builds silk-lined shelters from folded leaves.

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Did You Know?

It produces silk from its mouthparts, one of few non-larval insects to do so.