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Varicornis Group

Western Tree Cricket - Oecanthus californicus

Immature form of some Katydid? - Oecanthus texensis - male

Broad-winged Tree Cricket - Oecanthus latipennis - female

Oechanthus leaf marks on Ageratina havanensis - Oecanthus varicornis

Green bug - Oecanthus latipennis - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Infraorder Gryllidea (Crickets)

Family Gryllidae (True Crickets)

Subfamily Oecanthinae (Tree Crickets)

Genus Oecanthus (Common Tree Crickets)

No Taxon Varicornis Group

Life Cycle

Undergo a paurometabolous development (Gradual Metamorphosis). Nymphs resemble small adults and gradually develop external wing buds. They live in the same habitat as adults, typically taking the same food.

Internet References

http://oecanthinae Tree Crickets - information and photos

Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 1 December, 2008 - 1:09pm
Additional contributions by David Ferguson
Last updated 20 August, 2010 - 2:18am

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