| Oecanthus fultoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Oecanthidae |
| Genus: | Oecanthus |
| Species: | O. fultoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Oecanthus fultoni T. Walker, 1962
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Oecanthus fultoni, also known as the snowy tree cricket,[1] or thermometer cricket,[1] is a species of tree cricket from North America.[2] It feeds on leaves but also damages fruit. The chirp of this species is often dubbed onto sound tracks of films and television shows to depict a quiet summer's night. The rate of chirp varies depending on the heat of the environment, allowing a listener to estimate the temperature.
- ^ a b Walker, Thomas J. (1962). "The Taxonomy and Calling Songs of United States Tree Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Oecaiithinae). I. The Genus Neoxabea and the niveus and varicornis Groups of the Genus Oecanthus" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 55 (3). Entomological Society of America: 303–322. doi:10.1093/aesa/55.3.303. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Walker, Thomas J. Walker, Thomas J.; Moore, Thomas E. (eds.). "snowy tree cricket". Singing Insects of North America. University of Florida. Retrieved 25 April 2012.