Bug FAQForbes' Tree Cricket
Oecanthus forbesi · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Gryllidae
Forbes' Tree Cricket has a yellowish head with black marks on the first two antennal segments. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The head is yellowish and the first two antennal segments have black markings.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This species is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
How can I tell Forbes' Tree Cricket apart from similar species?
It is very similar to O. nigricornis, so careful examination of markings is needed.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Gryllidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oecanthus_forbesi
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