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forbesi vs nigricornis (Oecanthus forbesi vs nigricornis)
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Copyright © 2015
Tim Turner
Tree Cricket -
Oecanthus
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Medway, Clark County, Ohio, USA
September 15, 2015
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Contributed by
Tim Turner
on 16 September, 2015 - 2:51pm
Last updated 19 September, 2015 - 8:08pm
Yes, I agree to put it in forbesi/nigricornis
The only way to know for sure which species it is by listening to the pulse rate of a singing male. Females need DNA analysis.
Ohio is known to have both these species.
Maybe one day someone will discover a way to tell them apart by appearance alone.
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