Red-headed Bush Cricket (female)

Description:

This female (see sickle-shaped ovipositor that looks somewhat like a stinger) red-headed bush cricket was spotted on a fire cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) tree, not far from a tent full of Fall Webworms (Hyphantria cunea). The leaf has been chewed on, but I don't know (and have not been able to find reference material to suggest) if it is the leaf or the caterpillars that this cricket eats.

Habitat:

Range: Southeast U.S. north to Massachusetts, excluding South Florida. Habitat: Found in vegetation near streams and marshes, about a meter above the ground.

Notes:

Spotted near Holly Creek in the Cohutta Wilderness Area