{"id":662,"date":"2021-02-10T16:01:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T22:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/?page_id=662"},"modified":"2026-05-02T17:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:43:28","slug":"four-spotted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/?page_id=662","title":{"rendered":"Four-spotted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Oecanthus quadripunctatus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>This video shows a male Four-spotted tree cricket singing.  This species has a slow song pulse rate, and in this instance the temperature was cool enough to cause a rate of 30 pulses per second. The reason it looks like his wings are not moving much is because the video was taken at a frame rate of 30 frames per second&#8230;.which led to this optical illusion. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/O.-quadrip-in-Micn-30pps-30-fss-1.m4v\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/wp-content\/uploads\/great-24-hr-old-3.5mm-O.-quad.jpg?resize=583%2C458\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/great-24-hr-old-3.5mm-O.-quad.jpg?w=583&amp;ssl=1 583w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/great-24-hr-old-3.5mm-O.-quad.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>When this species is young, they are a yellowish color with a thick dark brown strip down the center.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8916-quadripunctatus-2.jpg?resize=640%2C485\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8916-quadripunctatus-2.jpg?w=790&amp;ssl=1 790w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8916-quadripunctatus-2.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8916-quadripunctatus-2.jpg?resize=768%2C582&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>When a bit older, the brown gets lighter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/wp-content\/uploads\/O.-quad-4th-stage-2-rotated.jpg?resize=640%2C441\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/O.-quad-4th-stage-2-rotated.jpg?w=718&amp;ssl=1 718w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/O.-quad-4th-stage-2-rotated.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>By the fourth instar stage, the tree cricket is all green.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Four-spotted-Tree-Cricket.jpg?resize=329%2C544\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-822\" style=\"width:493px;height:815px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Four-spotted-Tree-Cricket.jpg?w=329&amp;ssl=1 329w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Four-spotted-Tree-Cricket.jpg?resize=181%2C300&amp;ssl=1 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Adults are pale green &#8211; with no black, brown or grey.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/wp-content\/uploads\/T-4-spotted-male.jpg?resize=439%2C473\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/T-4-spotted-male.jpg?w=439&amp;ssl=1 439w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/T-4-spotted-male.jpg?resize=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>An easy way to tell Four-spotted vs an all green Forbes&#8217; or Black-horned is by the appearance of the ventral surface of the abdomen.  Four-spotted is creamy white; Forbes&#8217; and Black-horned have mahogony or black.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>To read the original description for this species:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biodiversitylibrary.org\/item\/86428#page\/278\/mode\/1up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.biodiversitylibrary.org\/item\/86428#page\/278\/mode\/1up<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oecanthus quadripunctatus This video shows a male Four-spotted tree cricket singing. This species has a slow song pulse rate, and in this instance the temperature was cool enough to cause a rate of 30 pulses per second. The reason it looks like his wings are not moving much is because the video was taken at a frame rate of 30 frames per second&#8230;.which led to this optical illusion. When this species is young, they are a yellowish color with a thick dark brown strip down the center. When a bit older, the brown gets lighter. By the fourth instar stage, the tree cricket is all green. Adults are pale green &#8211; with no black, brown or grey. An easy way to tell Four-spotted vs an all green Forbes&#8217; or Black-horned is by the appearance of the ventral surface of the abdomen. Four-spotted is creamy white; Forbes&#8217; and Black-horned have mahogony or black. To read the original description for this species: https:\/\/www.biodiversitylibrary.org\/item\/86428#page\/278\/mode\/1up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-662","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry",""],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":20,"today_views":0},"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=662"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5533,"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/662\/revisions\/5533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}