Swamp Cicada
Tibicen chloromera
39.9649, -83.2427
Field Notes
Description:
I spotted this cicada in my front garden about one foot above ground and I believe it just molted, though I could not find it's shell. It had a distinct region of damage on its wing and when it did try to fly it could only manage to fly in circles.
Habitat:
This was found in my front shade garden under a sugar maple. I live on the edge of a suburban housing development with houses out front and riparian woodland out back.
Notes:
This was the first cicada I've seen this year and the following day (Jul 4, 2015) I began hearing them, though infrequently. Their songs don't yet overlap or create that wall of noise.
This is the first cicada I've attempted to identify and I'm open to any corrections.
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