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title: "Southern Field Cricket"
description: "Gryllus bimaculatus — Owady i pająki. Gryllus bimaculatus is a species of cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/southern-field-cricket
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Field Cricket

> Gryllus bimaculatus — Owady i pająki. Gryllus bimaculatus is a species of cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae.

- Scientific name: *Gryllus bimaculatus*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 9428
- Wikidata: [Q546382](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q546382)
- iNaturalist taxon: [71247](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/71247)

## Names

- en: Southern Field Cricket
- de: Mittelmeer-Feldgrille
- fr: Grillon provençal
- nl: Zuidelijke veldkrekel

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1906), PT (937), IT (678), FR (634), GR (494), ZA (381), TW (349), CN (215), IN (196), TR (170), IL (163), TH (121)

## Summary

Gryllus bimaculatus is a species of cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae. Most commonly known as the two-spotted cricket, it has also been called the "African" or "Mediterranean field cricket", although its recorded distribution also includes much of Asia, including China and Indochina through to Borneo.  It can be discriminated from other Gryllus species by the two dot-like marks on the base of its wings.
The species is popular for use as a food source for insectivorous animals like spiders and reptiles kept as pets or in zoos. They are easy to raise and do not require prolonged exposure to cold in order to complete…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryllus_bimaculatus

## Photo

![Southern Field Cricket](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-field-cricket/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149615890

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-field-cricket?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).