Sphagnum Ground Cricket (Neonemobius palustris) © Jeremy Collison (iNaturalist)
The tiny Sphagnum Ground Cricket lives in swamps and peat-bogs among sphagnum mosses, sedges, and rushes. It is a retiring creature, not easy to capture, and moves away or hides when approached.
Also called Marsh Ground Cricket.
Conservation Status
Vermont:
Global: G5
Phenology
Adults are present from late July to frost.
More Information
- iNaturalist Species Account
- Singing Insects of North America
- Songs of Insects
- BugGuide Species Account
- Vermont Atlas of Life Data Explorer
Vermont Distribution
- Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist – Not recorded
- Singing Insects of North America Distribution Map
All Records:
