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Cicada  - Okanagana

Cicada - Okanagana
6 miles NW Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
June 17, 2001
Size: BL ~ 30 mm
Dorsal view of cicada. Here the case is behind the cicada.

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Cicada  - Okanagana Cicada  - Okanagana

It's teneral, so I would not
It's teneral, so I would not say for sure, but it looks like Okanagana synodica.

 
Teneral Okanagana
Thanks so much for this suggestion. Your help is much appreciated.

 
You're very welcome. I'm quit
You're very welcome. I'm quite interested in some of the Colorado species for my research. Do you see these cicadas regularly (or similar ones)?

 
Okanagana like synodica
Actually, most of the Okanagana species we have seen are most likely O. bella. This particular cicada was probably only seen once or twice.

Since the big flood of 2013 plus several springs of severe late frosts, our bug population has been way down. I think I only saw one cicada all spring.

 
Wow! It's been the opposite i
Wow! It's been the opposite in California: there are more species out than probably in living memory!

 
Having seen some synodica, I
Having seen some synodica, I don't think this is one; the specimens I've seen couldn't be more than 15mm long. Teneral Okanagana might as well be a lost cause. O. bella is more likely, as you suggested. I wouldn't put a name on it.

 
Okanagana
Thanks for your comments. I will just treat it as an Okanagana sp. I appreciate your help.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Okanagana Genus
It appears to be a species within the genus, Okanagana.

Your's may be similar to this one:

Bill Reynolds may be able to tell you more.

 
Okanagana genus
Thanks so much for this ID to genus. It's much appreciated.

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