| Oecanthus niveus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Oecanthidae |
| 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.
Identification
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.
Habitat
O. niveus can be found on broad-leaved trees, herbaceous plants, shrubbery, and in man-made orchards.
Song
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. At 25°C, the pulse rate averages 71/sec at a frequency of 3.0 kHz. Songs are most often heard at night in late summer and autumn.
References
- ^ "Oecanthus niveus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Oecanthus niveus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Oecanthus niveus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Fulton, Bentley (May 1915). "Tree Crickets of New York: Life History and Bionomics" (PDF). New York Agricultural Experiment Station.
- ^ "Narrow-winged Tree Cricket | Vermont Atlas of Life". val.vtecostudies.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "narrow-winged tree cricket (Oecanthus niveus)". orthsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
External links
Media related to Oecanthus niveus at Wikimedia Commons
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