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Cicada

Okanagana mariposa

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Field Notes

Description:

A member of the cicada family that possesses a mostly black body with orange markings across the head, abdomen, main wing veins, and leg joints.

Habitat:

US southwest

Notes:

Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VS27KMassM by 7oweowe for a recording of the sound of this cicada and type of area found in. It fills the canyon with the constant whirring.

Reference Links:

Species Okanagana mariposa - BugGuide.Net

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