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Tree Cricket - Oecanthus nigricornis
Copyright © 2012 Yurika Alexander

Tree Cricket - Oecanthus nigricornis
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
September 14, 2012
Size: 15mm?
Without too much sun.

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Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 14 September, 2012 - 6:27pm
Last updated 14 December, 2014 - 9:35pm

Moved
Moved from Nigricornis Group.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 14 December, 2014 - 9:35pm

I've sent a message to the gal who has traveled...
..throughout the U.S. the past 3 summers - collecting tree crickets for her PhD on speciation. I'm hoping she'll have some input on nigricornis group species in New Jersey. There seems to be a lot of black on the 1st antennal segment (even though we can't see the front) which makes me think O. forbesi or O. nigricornis. A clear view of the antennal markings, however, would not help determine which of these 2 species this is...they are too similar. Only the pulse rate at a given temperature can distinguish which is which.

Beautiful photos. It's interesting to see that ?seed laying on the top of it's wing.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 14 September, 2012 - 8:17pm

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