First noted by Swedish Entomologist Charles de Geer in 1773 by a Pennsylvanian Specimen, it is found primarily in Eastern North America south of Canada, and also in the Caribbean.

[5] O. niveus can be found on broad-leaved trees, herbaceous plants, shrubbery, and in man-made orchards.

[6] Like other members of the genus Oecanthus, the song of the male narrow-winged tree cricket varies in pitch and beats per minute depending the temperature, with warmer temperatures resulting in more rapid calling at a higher pitch.

[7] Songs are most often heard at night in late summer and autumn.

This article about a member of the insect family Gryllidae is a stub.