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Tree Cricket - Oecanthus - female

Tree Cricket - Oecanthus - Female
Skihist Provincial Park, near Lytton, SW, British Columbia, Canada
July 13, 2009
Ran this by Nancy Collins. Here are her comments:

"Yes...it's a tree cricket :)

It's a 3d or 4th stage female, evidenced by the short wings which are still encased in the exoskeleton. 2 or 3 more molts and she'll be a full adult. You can see her developing ovipositor at the back end.

Can't say for certain what species she is....possibly Prairie or possibly Four-spotted. A frontal view of the base of the antennae is the best way to tell. Prairie's apparently don't have any black on the head or pronotum, and this one looks like it has some darkness there, but it could just be shadowing."


Unfortunately, don't have a frontal view of the antennae - will have to remember that for our next encounter with one of these guys!

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