Oak Bush Cricket. It is native to europe but was introduced to the united states first established in the west of long island and extending its range to rhode island and scarsdale stony brook and ithaca new york. Uksi classification unranked biota kingdom animalia phylum arthropoda subphylum hexapoda class insecta order orthoptera family meconematidae genus meconema species meconema thalassinum.
Meconema thalassinum is an insect in the family tettigoniidae known as the oak bush cricket and drumming katydid. It commonly measures 14 to 17 mm in length not including antennae and is carnivorous arboreal and nocturnal. Oak bush cricket oak bush cricket meconema thalassinum.
It does not have a song as such but drums on leaves with its hind legs.
Meconema thalassinum is an insect in the family tettigoniidae known as the oak bush cricket and drumming katydid. Female oak bush cricket meconema thalassinum photo. Small pale green with a yellowish stripe along the back. It is carnivorous and feeds on smaller invertebrates.
