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Cicada

Photo by kathlikos
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Field Notes

Description:

London wings, big eyes and loud.

Habitat:

Trees and grass.

Notes:

Early morning hours. Found shedding.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

That's beautiful, it's so interesting to see insects when they're molting. This one's probably in the genus Magicicada, part of Brood XIX: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_XIX
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PublishedJune 20, 2011

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