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Oecanthus pellucens
A female Italian tree cricket on thistle stem (Cirsium arvense). Females lay their eggs in plant stems. The yearly development cycle includes 5 stages. A few days after the last moult, males begin to emit their song from about 5 PM to 3 AM in the morning. Their song (one of the most characteristic sound of the summer in the Mediterranean during the nights) is very soft and pleasant to hear.
Forest roadside on Cirsium arvense stem.
Oecanthus pellucens song: http://media.eol.org/content/2014/12/15/...
Spotted on Aug 13, 2016
Submitted on Aug 23, 2016
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