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Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus (syn. Scapteriscus abbreviatus), the short-winged mole cricket, is a species of insect in the mole cricket family, Gryllotalpidae. It is native to South America but has been introduced inadvertently into Florida, in the United States. Unlike other related species, it is unable to fly, nor do the males emit songs in order to attract females.
Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus is a medium-sized mole cricket with a length of from 22 to 29 mm (0.9 to 1.1 in). Its leathery forewings are shorter than its prothorax and its membranous hind wings are shorter than its forewings, rendering it unable to fly. Members of this genus are characterized by having two sharp claws and a blade-like process with a sharp edge on their forelegs. Other mole crickets have three or four claws. N. abbreviatus can be distinguished from the other members of its genus found in Florida, N. borellii and N. vicinus, by examining the two claws on its front leg. They diverge slightly and the distance between them at the base is equal or greater than the size of a claw base. The other two species have forewings that are longer than their prothorax, and hindwings that exceed the length... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Short-Winged Mole Cricket sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 258th most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Short-Winged Mole Cricket in Miami on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Miami, in our data
Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lesser Short-Winged Mole Cricket sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Short-Winged Mole Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (33 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
