However, it is also now found in irrigated landscapes. Some egg laying wounding can occur on plants such as maple, crabapple and honeylocust. Males make a soft clicking call, similar to that produced by striking together two coins. Males produce a shrill, piercing song. A black and red species often common in montane areas of aspen intermixed with conifers.
Males make a long, shrill song that often lasts one to two minutes.
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