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Tree cricket

Oecanthus pellucens (Scopoli, 1763)

Status not recordedinsects

The tree cricket (Oecanthus pellucens) is a species in the family Oecanthidae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.65 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the tree cricket

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.2 cm – 1.65 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, human_modified, rocky, shrubland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the tree cricket?

TREE CRICKET · LENGTH 1.65 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.65 cm, the recorded maximum length of the tree cricket is about 1.0% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the tree cricket live?

Not recorded

Is the tree cricket endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the tree cricket classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyOecanthidae
  6. genusOecanthus
  7. SpeciesOecanthus pellucens (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms Gryllus pellucens, Meconema varia

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • European tree-cricketEnglish
  • Italian tree cricketEnglish
  • Tree-cricketEnglish
  • grillu italianuAsturian
  • Grill italiàCatalan
  • cvrčivec révovýCzech
  • TræfårekyllingDanish
  • WeinhahnchenGerman
  • grillon ditalieFrench
  • צרשיח עדיןHebrew
  • Vinogradski prozirni šturakCroatian
  • pirregőtücsökHungarian
  • Grillo arboricolo italianoItalian
  • BoomkrekelDutch
  • Nakwietnik trębaczPolish
  • Grilo-ItalianoPortuguese
  • Трубачик обыкновенныйRussian
  • Jesienka spevaváSlovak
  • vinski čričekSlovenian
  • Италијански попацSerbian
  • Bağ HorozcuğuTurkish
  • трубарик стебловийUkrainian
  • Grill de pallaCatalan
  • Europäisches WeinhähnchenGerman
  • WeinhähnchenGerman
  • Weinhähnchen (Blütengrille)German
  • Grillon d'ItalieFrench
  • Grillon transparentFrench
  • Oecanthe transparentFrench
  • Közönséges pirregő tücsökHungarian
  • WijnhaantjeDutch
  • wijnkrekelDutch
  • Обыкновенный стеблевой сверчокRussian
  • İtalyan Ağaç KriketiTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tree cricket

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tree cricket?

An adult tree cricket measures 1.2 cm – 1.65 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tree cricket?

The tree cricket (Oecanthus pellucens) belongs to the family Oecanthidae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tree cricket (Oecanthus pellucens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-cricket

MLA

“Tree cricket (Oecanthus pellucens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-cricket.

BibTeX
@misc{tree_cricket_2026,
  title = {Tree cricket (Oecanthus pellucens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tree-cricket},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}