Bug FAQFour-spotted Tree Cricket
Oecanthus quadripunctatus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Gryllidae
Also called: Fourspotted Tree Cricket
The four-spotted tree cricket is a species of cricket. It occurs in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
A common name for Oecanthus quadripunctatus is four-spotted tree cricket.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 47 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, New York, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Gryllidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oecanthus_quadripunctatus
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