Oecanthus niveus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Tribe: | Oecanthini |
Genus: | Oecanthus |
Species: | O. niveus |
Binomial name | |
Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773) | |
Oecanthus niveus, known generally as the narrow-winged tree cricket or snowy tree cricket, is a species of tree cricket in the family Gryllidae, which includes all crickets. First noted by Swedish Entomologist Charles de Geer in 1773 by a Pennsylvanian Specimen, it is found primarily in Eastern North America south of Canada, and also in the Caribbean. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Adult O. niveus are typically 13-16mm in length. They are a pale green with a pale orange head, and feature a dark streak running medially along the pronotum. On top of the head is an orange cap. [5]
O. niveus can be found on broad-leaved trees, herbaceous plants, shrubbery, and in man-made orchards. [6]
Like other members of the genus Oecanthus, the song of the male narrow-winged tree cricket varies in pitch and beats per minute depending the temperature, with warmer temperatures resulting in more rapid calling at a higher pitch. [5] At 25°C, the pulse rate averages 71/sec at a frequency of 3.0 kHz. [7] Songs are most often heard at night in late summer and autumn. [5]
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