Neoxabea bipunctata
This species has a warm-up clicking sound when it first begins singing in the early evening.
This is an adult male. They have very narrow wings and have a pale color with a reddish brown head and pronotum. Their distal tibiae have no distinct spines.
Note the elevated knobs on the abdomen. The genus of Oecanthus do not have these knobs.
Below is an adult female. Note the four large dark blotches on her wings. Her limbs are yellowish, and she lacks distinctive spines on her hind legs.
Females come in a variety of tones. Some have more white, some are pale tan and some have more reddish tones.
Tree crickets in the genus of Neoxabea have a very different mating ritual than do those in the genus of Oecanthus. The male dangles from a branch and the female clings to the male. The male flails wildly.
This video shows a pair of Two-spotted tree crickets mating.
This male Two-spotted tree cricket has positioned himself between two apple leaves to amplify the volume of his song.
This female is ovipositing into this branch of an apple tree. She will seal up the holes after inserting the eggs.
The following year a new generation of Two-spotted tree crickets will emerge.
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