Narrow-winged Tree Cricket Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Orthoptera   >   Family Gryllidae   >   Genus Oecanthus   

Description:

Identifiable by markings on the first two segments of the antennae. "The first segment (the scape) has a thick black 'J' atop a white field. The second segment (the pedicel) has a small black mark against a white field" (BugGuide).

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Narrow-winged Tree Cricket calling in Baltimore City, Maryland (low, broken trills). There are Japanese Burrowing Crickets and Lesser Anglewings calling too, along with the usual background tree crickets. - Thomas Wilson.

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A Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/1/2015). Verified by Nancy Collins/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/1/2015). Verified by Nancy Collins/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A female Narrow-winged Tree Cricket near Triadelphia Reservoir, Howard Co., Maryland (11/21/2009). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A female Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/20/2017). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/25/2019). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/25/2019). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/25/2019). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/25/2019). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

A Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Washington Co., Maryland (10/22/2017). Determined by Nancy Collins/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). Determined by Nancy Collins and Brandon Woo via BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A female Narrow-winged Tree Cricket (Oecanthus niveus) at the Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/8/2014). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A male Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Harford Co., Maryland (8/23/2009). Photo by Bill Keim. (MBP list)

A female Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/23/2013). Verified by Brandon Woo/BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/17/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Harford Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Washington Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). Confirmed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy at BugGuide.net. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A female Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (12/11/2015). Verified by Nancy Collins/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A female Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (12/11/2015). Verified by Nancy Collins/BugGuide. Collins notes "the rich orange color on the head is extending into the pronotal area" rules out the similar O. exclamationis. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Harford Co., Maryland (11/3/2020). Verified by Nancy Collins and Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/10/2014). Determined by Nancy Collins and Brandon Woo via BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rabbitmama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rabbitmama via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A female Narrow-winged Tree Cricket in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). Determined by BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)


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