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Cicada

Photo by Saint Shrike
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Field Notes

Description:

This is probably one of the "dog days" type of cicadas that come out later in the summer.

Habitat:

This guy was in a residential area. There are popcorn (chinese tallow)(a highly invasive species), oak, a sycamore, and various other trees in the area.

Notes:

This is not a Periodical Cicada as those are black and have red eyes and apparently last came out in this region around '98.

It seems likely to be in the Tibicen genus.
possibly these species:
Linne's cicada (Tibicen linnei)
Eastern scissor grinder (Tibicen winnemana)
Southern Dog Day Cicada (Tibicen davisi)
Scissor Grinder (Tibicen pruinosus)

http://bugguide.net/node/view/5949/bgimage

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Scissors Grinder Cicada

Tibicen winnemanna

Reference Link
Bill Reynolds
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Dog-day cicada

Tibicen canicularis
derek
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Comments (2)
Bill Reynolds
By the way Tibicen winnemanna!!! - That's a nice find for central Alabama! They are scattered across the state but seem to be most associated with urban environments in the southern parts of the range. Populations in the deep South have more tan on the dorsum of the abdomen Compare here http://bugguide.net/node/view/338512/bgimage
Bill Reynolds
Definitely not canicularis! T. canicularis is a northern species ranging only into the App. Mountains of the Southeast. The tan markings along the dorsum of the abdomen are diagnostic of winnemanna and cannot be confused with any other cicada in the South. Compare winnemanna http://bugguide.net/node/view/236729 with canicularis http://bugguide.net/node/view/12461

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PublishedFebruary 23, 2011

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