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Cicada

Tibicen linnei

Photo by InannaBintAli
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Field Notes

Description:

Clear, lace-like wings. Green-and-brown camouflage body. Large eyes set wide apart.

Habitat:

Suburban neighborhood with mature trees.

Notes:

This was a dead cicada my daughter found lying in our driveway. I put the husk on a white background to photograph it more clearly.

Reference Links:

Tibicen, Cicada

Species ID Suggestions

Scissors Grinder Cicada

Tibicen pruinosus

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Bill Reynolds
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Comments (6)
Bill Reynolds
Please compare T. pruinosus http://bugguide.net/node/view/6967 with T. linnei http://bugguide.net/node/view/32143 Commonly confused with linnei, your cicada is 100% pruinosus
InannaBintAli
They're loud little creatures, aren't they? I see dead cicadas frequently during a certain point in the season, but had never seen one moulting until this summer: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7043478
JuliaSchaeferBennett
Thanks for sharing this! I always HEAR the cicadas, but I had never seen one.
animaisfotos
Beautiful. Just Beautiful. The third one is my favorite. Love the front face in these little fellows. Thanks for sharing.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity

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PublishedJuly 11, 2011

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