Bug FAQNarrow-winged Tree Cricket
Oecanthus niveus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Gryllidae
How to recognize it
They are pale green with a pale orange head, have an orange cap on the head, and a dark streak running down the middle of the pronotum.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure about 13 to 16 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Their songs are most often heard at night during late summer and autumn.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
They are generally known as the narrow-winged tree cricket and are sometimes called snowy tree cricket, though that name may be confused with Oecanthus fultoni.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 42 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Ohio, Massachusetts, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Connecticut.
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)
Fall Field CricketGryllus pennsylvanicusCan damage your home
Tropical House CricketGryllodes sigillatusNuisance, not dangerous
House CricketAcheta domesticusCan damage your home
European Field CricketGryllus campestris
Southern Field CricketGryllus bimaculatus
Japanese Burrowing CricketVelarifictorus micadoSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oecanthus_niveus
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