Orthoptera of North Carolina

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Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, 1869 - Black-Horned Tree Cricket

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Taxonomy

Family: Gryllidae	Subfamily: Oecanthinae	Tribe: Oecanthini
Comments: One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018), eight of which have been recorded in North Carolina

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	SINA 589a.htm
Singing Behavior: Songs consist of continuous trills; pulse rate is second only to O. celerinictus.
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Distribution in North Carolina


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Adult Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment: Recorded in an abandoned Christmas tree farm now covered with grass and tall forbs; 4,600 ft. Calling along with a chorus of Gryllus pennsylvanicus; 39 pulses per second with the temperature in the mid-60s at around 17:00. Identified partly based on location and elevation.

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