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Swamp cicada

Tibicen tibicen tibicen

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Annual cicada

Habitat:

Semi rural

Reference Links:

Is this a "Dog Day" Cicada? - Tibicen tibicen - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Linne's Annual Cicada

Tibicen linnei

Reference Link
Bill Reynolds
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Comments (6)
Bill Reynolds
Compare Linne's Cicada, http://bugguide.net/node/view/32143, with the Swamp Cicada, http://bugguide.net/node/view/6966 Linne's Cicada has a green pronotal collar while populations of T. tibicen in TN exhibit black pronotal collars. ref. http://bugguide.net/node/view/811885/bgimage
KarenL
Thank you Jared & Alice!

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