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Silent Leaf Runner Cricket

Metioche vittaticollis,

Description:

1cm. Black body with pale greenish legs and large eyes. Antenna longer than the rest of the cricket. Nocturnal image

Habitat:

That bright yellow is a recycling bin at a rubbish depot for a block of apartments.

Notes:

according to Brisbane insects this is a Silent Leafrunner. According to http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Silent-L... that is a Silent Leafrunner and according to http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_1941.p... that is a Silent Leaf Runner.

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2 Comments

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 11 years ago

add i torch and it is BRIGHT. :-)

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Love the bright yellow bin!

StephenSolomons
Spotted by
StephenSolomons

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Feb 9, 2013
Submitted on Feb 9, 2013

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