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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)
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Bug On Clover - Oecanthus - male
Copyright © 2006 Paul Carlson

Bug On Clover - Oecanthus - Male
Lory State Park, near Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on 21 June, 2006 - 7:15pm
Last updated 20 August, 2010 - 1:48am

almost certainly it is
O. quadripunctatus; however, without seeing the underside of the antennae, it is impossible to be absolutely certain. However, the appearance of the insect is a match for this species, and it is very common in that area. No other species that looks like this is likely to be seen there as far as I know.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 August, 2010 - 1:47am login or register to post comments

Male tree cricket.
This is a pretty nice shot of a male tree cricket in the genus Oecanthus. Males have the front wings greatly expanded and modified for sound production. Females look much, much more slender.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 June, 2006 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

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