Oecanthus quadripunctatus

Oecanthus quadripunctatus is a "common tree cricket" in the subfamily Oecanthinae ("tree crickets").[1][2] A common name for O. quadripunctatus is four-spotted tree cricket.[3] It is found in North America.[2]

Oecanthus quadripunctatus
An image of Four-spotted Tree Cricket from Virginia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Oecanthidae
Tribe: Oecanthini
Genus: Oecanthus
Species:
O. quadripunctatus
Binomial name
Oecanthus quadripunctatus
Beutenmüller. 1894
Oecanthus quadripunctatus
Oecanthus quadripunctatus

References

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  1. ^ bugguide.net Oecanthus quadripunctatus species information.
  2. ^ a b Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Life Oecanthus quadripunctatus species overview.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
  • Otte, Daniel (1994). Crickets (Grylloidea). Orthoptera Species File 1, 120.