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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Crickets (Gryllidea) » True Crickets (Gryllidae) » Tree Crickets (Oecanthinae) » Common Tree Crickets (Oecanthus) » Nigricornis Group (Oecanthus Nigricornis Group) » Prairie Tree Cricket (Oecanthus argentinus)
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Prairie Tree Cricket Oecanthus argentinus - Oecanthus argentinus - male
Copyright © 2008 Dave Beaudette

Prairie Tree Cricket Oecanthus argentinus - Oecanthus argentinus - Male
Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 28, 2008
Size: unknown
Very common in tall weeds.

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Prairie Tree Cricket Oecanthus argentinus - Oecanthus argentinus - male Prairie Tree Cricket Oecanthus argentinus - Oecanthus argentinus Prairie Tree Cricket Oecanthus argentinus - Oecanthus argentinus
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Contributed by Dave Beaudette on 28 September, 2008 - 10:05pm
Last updated 30 September, 2008 - 10:30pm

Great shots, Dave
You can actually see the metanotal gland behind the wings. I'm still hoping to find one in Wisconsin. Since there is no ovipositor, and a metanotal gland, this is a male. Did you happen to hear him or others singing? Do you know the name of this particular plant you photographed him on?
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 30 September, 2008 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the comments
This male was not singing but several very nearby were. I think the plant is Palmer Amaranth, a favorite of this species.
… Dave Beaudette, 4 October, 2008 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

 
This photo is being used on the Oecanthinae Info page.
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… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 7 November, 2008 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

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