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cicada - Tibicen chiricahua
Copyright © 2007 Joyce Gross

cicada - Tibicen chiricahua
east of Albuquerque, Cibola National Forest, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
June 10, 2007
Didn't measure it but it was in the 30-40mm range.
This one has worn wings.

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 25 June, 2007 - 3:00am
Last updated 18 August, 2007 - 12:46pm

Correct?
Body color, red eyes, and pruinose segment don't really match other photos of T. chiricahua. Is this one correctly identified?
… Richard C. Hoyer, 1 July, 2009 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Good question (possibly yes & no)
Rich,

There can be considerable individual and geographioc variation among cicadas and it's hard to identify from a picture alone.

NOTE: This cicada was photographed in New Mexico and the others from the Sonoran Desert region of s. Arizona. I have collected extensively across much of the southwest and I have observed that from desert to desert, mountain to mountain - the shifts in characters among populations (not just cicadas) can be amazing!

Unfortunatley, I have seen several color forms of this species and the only thing consistent was overall shape, size and wing characters. Body pattern and color seemed to vary!
… Bill Reynolds, 29 July, 2009 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cicadas.
… Joyce Gross, 18 August, 2007 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

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