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Snowy Tree Cricket (Oecanthus fultoni)
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Copyright © 2017
Alain Hogue
Oecanthus -
Oecanthus fultoni
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
August 29, 2016
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Contributed by
Alain Hogue
on 27 January, 2017 - 9:30am
Last updated 30 January, 2017 - 6:02pm
Firstly, I agree......Excellent Photos!
These are interesting photos in another respect. Camera angles can distort the black markings on the first two segments of the antennae. If you zoom in on the markings in this photo with the wings erect, a single dot can be seen on the second segments. Additionally, you get a sense of the white field area protruding a bit. These match with O. fultoni. Additionally, although not always the case, O. fultoni has dark orange on the head, but it does not extend down into the pronotal area.
If you look at the other photo, however, you are led to believe there is an inward hook of the black marking on the first segment, and that the second segment has a straight line instead of a dot. That would match O. niveus.
Adding to an ID as O. fultoni, is that the wings appear more round than long. O. niveus has longer wings which are noticeable when the male raises them to sing.
Quebec is a match for location of O. fultoni.
I would add, however, that if Alain Hogue remembers if the tree cricket was chirping rather than short bursts of trilling, that would also help in the ID.
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/buzz/585a.htm
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/buzz/584a.htm
If this were O. latipennis, the red on the head would be a dark raspberry red color, and there would be that same red tone on the first few segments of the antennae.
BTW, Snowy tree cricket and Narrow-winged tree crickets were thought to be the same species way back when they were first discovered. O. niveus (which implies 'snow'], was later deemed Narrow-winged tree cricket; O. fultoni remained Snowy tree cricket.
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Wisconsin Oecanthinancy
, 30 January, 2017 - 6:02pm
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Unfortunately, I do not remem
Unfortunately, I do not remember with sufficient certainty the song of the insect. However, I remember that during the singing, the wings were raised, as shown in photo 1, and vibrating. Thanks you all !
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Alain Hogue
, 2 February, 2017 - 12:41pm
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no help with the ID
but this is a marvelous photo!
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Steve Scholnick
, 27 January, 2017 - 9:46pm
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Moved
More likely O. fultoni, but wait for Nancy's comments
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metrioptera
, 27 January, 2017 - 11:14am
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Oecanthus fultoni males look
Oecanthus fultoni males look very pale, almost white, hence the name Snowy Tree Cricket. I based my identification on the image I found on the BugGuide page for Oecanthus latipennis and that is the picture I added. I am confident this is Oecanthus as I labelled it but it will need an expert to decide the species name. Oecanthus latipennis appears to have at least the first TWO antennal segments red but I don't know if this means this is O.fultoni. I am watching this space with interest.
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Bill Dean
, 27 January, 2017 - 6:23pm
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O. latipennis always has very
O. latipennis always has very deep red coloration extending from the head into the first few antennal segments, which this guy doesn't have. Quebec would also be reaaaaally far north for latipennis.
From the images this one has a pale swelling marked with black, which narrows him down to the rileyi or niveus group. Within those two groups the only species in range are O. fultoni and O. niveus. Niveus has narrower wings than this, and the orange extends into the pronotum. Thus, I'd still call this fultoni.
In any case, Nancy will sort it out.
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metrioptera
, 27 January, 2017 - 9:07pm
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You only changed the title on the first image
The title on the second image is unchanged, if it matters.
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john and jane balaban
, 27 January, 2017 - 10:33am
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Soory ! My mistake ! It is
Sorry ! My mistake ! It is done now.
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Alain Hogue
, 27 January, 2017 - 11:56am
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Oceanthus...... Broad-winged
Oceanthus...... Broad-winged Tree Cricket.
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Bill Dean
, 27 January, 2017 - 10:07am
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Correction done ! Thanks !
Correction done ! Thanks !
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Alain Hogue
, 27 January, 2017 - 10:13am
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