Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773) is a animal in the Gryllidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773)

Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773)

Oecanthus niveus is a small, distinctively colored tree cricket that lives on various plants and in man-made orchards.

Family
Genus
Oecanthus
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Oecanthus niveus (De Geer, 1773)

Adult Oecanthus niveus individuals usually measure between 13 and 16 millimeters in body length. Their bodies are pale green, they have a pale orange head with an orange cap on top, and a distinct dark streak runs down the middle of their pronotum. This species can be found living on broad-leaved trees, herbaceous plants, and shrubbery, as well as in human-maintained man-made orchards.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Gryllidae Oecanthus

More from Gryllidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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