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Scissors Grinder Cicada

Tibicen pruinosus

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

urban backyard

Notes:

also called Green Annual Cicada, Dog Day Cicada, & Harvestfly

Reference Links:

Species Tibicen pruinosus - Scissor(s) Grinder - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

"Scissors Grinder Cicada"

Tibicen pruinosus

Reference Link
Bill Reynolds
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Comments (2)
AnnaWhipkey
Thanks for the ID Bill Reynolds, I'd never heard of the scissors grinder cicada before!
Bill Reynolds
Compare all three similar species in your area. pruinosus - http://bugguide.net/node/view/6967 linnei - http://bugguide.net/node/view/32143 canicularis - http://bugguide.net/node/view/12461

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity

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PublishedAugust 15, 2011

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