four-spotted tree cricket
Oecanthus quadripunctatus
Mating pair: female, with spermatophore
attached, is feeding at the metanotal glands of the male. Jerseydale Campground,
Mariposa County, California. Photograph by Jeff Cole, Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County, used by permission.
Note: During postcopulatory feeding, the male's wings are typically held perpendicular
to the body axis (see previous image); however, the best photograph of this mating pair caught the male
in a less usual pose.