Images from Singing Insects of North America. 582pmp, Oecanthus quadripunctatus postcopulatory feeding
Description:
Oecanthus quadripunctatus postcopulatory feeding. The male has kept his forewings raised, exposing the metanotal gland. The female, who has received the male's spermatophore (the small white sphere at the tip of her abdomen), is feeding on the secretions of the gland.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera
- Polyneoptera
- Orthopterida
- Orthoptera (grasshoppers and relatives)
- Ensifera
- Grylloidea
- Gryllidae (true crickets)
- Oecanthus (Common Tree Crickets)
- Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Four-spotted Tree Cricket)
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