About Gammarotettix bilobatus (Thomas, 1872)
Gammarotettix bilobatus (Thomas, 1872), commonly called the arboreal camel cricket, is a North American camel cricket species belonging to the family Rhaphidophoridae. This species is found in California, along the Coast Ranges and extending as far south as Gilroy. Adult Gammarotettix bilobatus emerge in February and survive through June. Known host plants for G. bilobatus are California buckeye, California bay, coast live oak, barberry, Monterey pine, black locust, California lilac, and Christmas berry. To escape predators such as the chestnut-backed chickadee, the species jumps to the ground.
