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Two-spotted Tree Cricket (Female)

Neoxabea bipunctata

Description:

An interesting katydid/grasshopper-like insect which walked around in a very slow fashion. It seemed as if it had adapted to low light conditions, as the body was very faded, a characteristic of living in dim light. The insect looked somewhat scaled, and had a small head in proportion to the rest of its body. It seemed like it was being harassed by a centipede.



1 species ID suggestions

Dragoon
Dragoon 9 months ago
Two-spotted tree cricket
Neoxabea bipunctata two-spotted tree cricket (Neoxabea bipunctata)

4 Comments

Jakubko
Jakubko 9 months ago

Definitely out of this world, yet right in our backyard!

Dragoon
Dragoon 9 months ago

As with me; I originally thought these might've been a species of Lacewing when I first discovered them. They look like a mix of a cricket and a lacewing!

Crazy little htings.

Jakubko
Jakubko 9 months ago

Thanks! I've never heard of these things until I randomly came across it today!! :)

Dragoon
Dragoon 9 months ago

This is a female; they have less defined wings than on the male one you found in the last spotting!

New York, USA

Lat: 42.35, Long: -74.02

Spotted on Aug 6, 2012
Submitted on Aug 7, 2012

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