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Black-horned Tree Cricket Female? - Oecanthus nigricornis - female
Copyright © 2014 Jay Greenberg

Black-horned Tree Cricket Female? - Oecanthus nigricornis - Female
Thousand Acre Swamp, Penfield, Monroe County, New York, USA
September 18, 2014
This photo is not a close-up. It was taken from 2 meters away at a focal length of 400 mm. Alas, I didn't have my macro lens with me.
Contributed by Jay Greenberg on 19 September, 2014 - 5:11pm
Last updated 22 September, 2014 - 9:47pm

Since this photo was taken in New York,
it's probably safe to put it into O. nigricornis.

If you find another, try to take a photo of the ventral abdomen. I suspect that O. nigricornis will always have dark black....whereas O. forbesi is mahogany colored.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 22 September, 2014 - 9:47pm

 
Photo#998532
I have another, somewhat blurry photo of the same specimen, and the ventral abdomen is definitely black.
… Jay Greenberg, 23 September, 2014 - 10:36am

 
Sounds like this is indeed O. nigricornis
...with black rather than mahogany on the ventral abdomen.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 23 September, 2014 - 6:32pm

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