Insect Directory

4959 species across 37 orders

Orthoptera Not Evaluated

Japanese Bell Cricket

Meloimorpha japonica

15-22 mm
Orthoptera

Japanese Bell Cricket

Meloimorpha japonicus

15-20 mm
Orthoptera

Japanese Cave Cricket

Diestrammena japanica

15-25 mm
Orthoptera Not Evaluated

Japanese Katydid

Gampsocleis buergeri

40-55 mm
Orthoptera Near Threatened

Japanese Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa fossor

30-40 mm
Orthoptera

Japanese Pine Cricket

Xenogryllus marmoratus

20-25 mm
Orthoptera

Javanese Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa orientalis

28-35 mm
Orthoptera

Jerusalem Cricket

Stenopelmatus fuscus

30-50 mm
Orthoptera Endangered

Kaempfer's Sawyer Cricket

Prophalangopsis obscura

3-5 cm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Kaikoura Giant Weta

Deinacrida parva

35-50 mm
Orthoptera

Katanga Squeaker

Brachytrupes membranaceus

35-55mm
Orthoptera

Katydid

Pterophylla camellifolia

45-65 mm
Orthoptera

Kentucky Cave Cricket

Ceuthophilus stygius

13-25 mm
Orthoptera

King Cricket

Libanasidus vittatus

40-50 mm
Orthoptera

Large Marsh Grasshopper

Stethophyma grossum

20-36 mm
Orthoptera

Large Mountain Grasshopper

Stauroderus scalaris

16-24 mm body length
Orthoptera

Leaf-Rolling Cricket

Gryllacris signifera

25-40 mm
Orthoptera

Leaf-rolling Cricket

Gryllacris sigillata

25-40 mm
Orthoptera

Lichen Katydid

Dysonia sp. (Dysonia magdalenae)

30-45 mm
Orthoptera

Lichen-Bark Katydid

Markia hystrix

35-50 mm
Orthoptera

Long-horned Grasshopper

Ruspolia nitidula

40-60mm
Orthoptera Not Evaluated

Madagascar Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa madecassa

30-40 mm
Orthoptera Endangered

Mahoenui Giant Weta

Deinacrida mahoenui

Body 50-70 mm
Orthoptera Not Evaluated

Malabar Monkey Grasshopper

Eumastax nalandensis

12-18 mm
Orthoptera Critically Endangered

Malagasy Litterhopper

Valalyllum folium

8-14 mm
Orthoptera Not Evaluated

Malaysian Katydid

Ancylecha fenestrata

50-70 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Mammoth Cave Cricket

Hadenoecus subterraneus

15-30 mm
Orthoptera Data Deficient

Matchstick Grasshopper

Eumastacops brevipennis

20-30mm
Orthoptera

Matchstick Grasshopper

Eumastax vittata

15-20 mm
Orthoptera

Meadow Grasshopper

Pseudochorthippus parallelus

13-23 mm
Orthoptera

Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus dorsalis

12-18mm
Orthoptera

Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus brevipennis

12-18 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Mercury Islands Tusked Weta

Motuweta isolata

40-50 mm body
Orthoptera

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

35-55 mm
Orthoptera

Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

35-46 mm
Orthoptera

Mole Cricket

Neocurtilla hexadactyla

25-35 mm
Orthoptera

Mole Cricket Hunter Cricket

Luzara dealata

8-12 mm
Orthoptera

Mole Cricket with Four Dots

Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus

19-25 mm
Orthoptera

Monkey Grasshopper

Paramastax nigra

12-18 mm
Orthoptera

Mormon Cricket

Anabrus simplex

30-50 mm
Orthoptera

Moroccan Locust

Dociostaurus maroccanus

20-38 mm
Orthoptera

Moss Grasshopper

Batrachideinae sp. (Coscineuta coxalis)

10-18 mm
Orthoptera Not Evaluated

Moss Katydid

Haemodiasma tessellata

35-50 mm
Orthoptera Data Deficient

Mount Arthur Cave Weta

Miotopus diversus

15-25 mm
Orthoptera Endangered

Mount Cook Giant Weta

Deinacrida pluvialis

45-65 mm
Orthoptera

Mount Kosciuszko Grasshopper

Kosciuscola cognatus

Body 15-25 mm
Orthoptera

Mountain Stone Weta

Hemideina maori

40-60 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Nelson Alpine Giant Weta

Deinacrida fallai

70-90 mm body
Orthoptera Near Threatened

Nelson Alpine Weta

Deinacrida tibiospina

40-60 mm
Orthoptera Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Giant Gecko Cricket

Pseudoplectus cornutus

30-45 mm
Orthoptera

New Zealand Cave Weta

Gymnoplectron longipes

15-30 mm body, legs much longer
Orthoptera

New Zealand Cave Weta

Pachyrhamma edwardsii

20-40 mm
Orthoptera

North American Pygmy Mole Cricket

Neotridactylus apicialis

5-7 mm
Orthoptera

Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema thalassinum

12-17mm
Orthoptera

Oceanic Field Cricket

Teleogryllus oceanicus

Body 22-28 mm
Orthoptera

Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper

Tetrix ornata

7-10 mm
Orthoptera

Painted Grasshopper

Dactylotum bicolor

20-35mm
Orthoptera

Painted Grasshopper

Poekilocerus pictus

40-55 mm
Orthoptera

Pallid-Winged Grasshopper

Trimerotropis pallidipennis

24-40 mm
Orthoptera

Peacock Katydid

Pterochroza ocellata

50-70 mm
Orthoptera

Pink Underwing Katydid

Amblycorypha oblongifolia

40-55 mm
Orthoptera

PNG Giant Katydid

Siliquofera grandis

70-100 mm body length
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Predatory Bush Cricket

Saga pedo

60-120mm
Orthoptera

Predatory Katydid

Clonia melanoptera

50-70 mm
Orthoptera Not Evaluated

Predatory Katydid

Chlorobalius leucoviridis

35-45 mm
Orthoptera Not Evaluated

Proscopiid Stick Grasshopper

Proscopia scabra

40-70 mm
Orthoptera

Pygmy Mole Cricket

Tridactylus variegatus

5-8 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

Pyrenean Mountain Grasshopper

Cophopodisma pyrenaea

14-20 mm body length
Orthoptera

Rainbow Grasshopper

Dactylotum variegatum

20-30mm
Orthoptera Critically Endangered

Rapa Nui Cricket

Paratrigonidium rapanui

0.5-1 cm
Orthoptera

Raspy Cricket

Paragryllacris combusta

25-40mm
Orthoptera

Raspy Cricket

Ametrus tibialis

30-40mm
Orthoptera

Raspy Cricket

Cooraboorama canberrae

20-30 mm
Orthoptera

Red Locust

Nomadacris septemfasciata

50-70 mm
Orthoptera

Roesel's Bush-cricket

Roeseliana roeselii

14-20mm
Orthoptera

Rossi's Alpine Grasshopper

Podisma pedestris

18-26 mm body length
Orthoptera

Rufous Grasshopper

Gomphocerippus rufus

14-22mm
Orthoptera

Saddle-backed Bush-cricket

Ephippiger ephippiger

22-30mm
Orthoptera

Saharan Sand Grasshopper

Sphingonotus octofasciatus

22-32 mm
Orthoptera

Sand Field Cricket

Gryllus firmus

20-30mm
Orthoptera

Sand Gropper

Cylindraustralia kochii

20-35 mm
Orthoptera

Sand Treader Camel Cricket

Macrobaenetes valgum

15-25 mm
Orthoptera

Sand Treader Cricket

Ammobaenetes phrixocnemoides

12-18 mm
Orthoptera

Saw-backed Grouse Locust

Acridopeza reticulata

10-14 mm
Orthoptera Endangered

Scaly Cricket

Pseudomogoplistes vicentae

7-11mm
Orthoptera Endangered

Scheltopusik Cave Cricket

Dolichopoda schiavazzii

1.5-2 cm body
Orthoptera

Scree Weta

Deinacrida connectens

Body 50-60 mm
Orthoptera

Scudderia Katydid

Scudderia furcata

30-38 mm
Orthoptera

Senegalese Grasshopper

Oedaleus senegalensis

20-30 mm
Orthoptera

Short-horned Grasshopper

Phymateus morbillosus

50-70 mm
Orthoptera

Sieber's Mountain Grasshopper

Miramella alpina

16-25 mm body length
Orthoptera

Slant-faced Grasshopper

Acrida ungarica

40-70mm
Orthoptera

Slender Groundhopper

Tetrix subulata

9-14 mm
Orthoptera

Snowy Tree Cricket

Oecanthus fultoni

13-17 mm
Orthoptera Vulnerable

South African Cave Cricket

Speleiacris tabulae

12-18 mm
Orthoptera

South American Locust

Schistocerca cancellata

45-65 mm
Orthoptera

Southern Mole Cricket

Neoscapteriscus borellii

25-35 mm
Orthoptera

Southern Oak Bush-Cricket

Meconema meridionale

11-15 mm
Orthoptera

Speckled Bush-Cricket

Leptophyes punctatissima

10-18 mm
Orthoptera

Spiny Leaf Katydid

Panacanthus cuspidatus

50-70 mm