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Riley's Tree Cricket
Oecanthus rileyi
676 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 676 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Snowy Tree CricketOecanthus fultoni
Western Tree CricketOecanthus californicusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 187 |
|---|---|
| California | 106 |
| Canada | 84 |
| British Columbia | 57 |
| Alberta | 27 |
| Oregon | 22 |
| New Mexico | 10 |
| Utah | 9 |
| Texas | 8 |
| Colorado | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids · Orthoptera |
| Family | Tree Crickets and Bush Crickets · Oecanthidae |
| Genus | Common Tree Crickets · Oecanthus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Riley's Tree Cricket with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.