Identification: Length 13–15 mm (Bay Area, California, 10–14 mm). Outside marks on first and second antennal segments usually less heavily pigmented than inside marks; outside mark on first segment often round; tibiae and apex of hind femur usually without conspicuous dark markings; more than 47 teeth in stridulatory file.
Habitat: Open areas, including roadsides, old fields, and crops. Mostly on herbaceous plants but males sometimes call from the lower limbs of trees or shrubs.
Season: One generation annually in the north with adults occurring from late July or August until frost. Two or more generations annually in the south with first generation adults appearing in May near "
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 is a "common tree cricket" in the subfamily Oecanthinae ("tree crickets"). A common name for O. quadripunctatus is four-spotted tree cricket. It is found in North America.
