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Oecanthus celerinictus - male
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Oecanthus celerinictus - Male

turnout near Sawgrass Recreation Park, Broward County, Florida, USA
February 5, 2016
Antennal markings. Clearly in the nigricornis group, and O. celerinictus seems the best match to me.

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Oecanthus celerinictus - male Oecanthus celerinictus - male Oecanthus celerinictus - male
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Contributed by metrioptera on 16 February, 2016 - 5:51pm
Last updated 18 February, 2016 - 11:51pm

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I think your guess makes sense.....
First, however, WOW. This guy sure survived a long time in the outdoors. Interestingly, a woman in Ohio kept a male O. fultoni living indoors until Feb 4th-5th this year as well. Generally, adults do not survive over winter in the U.S. - even in Florida where they have two generations of O. celerinictus. (I have found young nymphs of other Oecanthus species in Nicaragua in January - I suspect they might have three generations).

He has a lot of discoloring from VERY old age, but given the location and antennal markings - I would also guess this is O. celerinictus. Awesome that you found him!
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 18 February, 2016 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

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