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Cicada - Neocicada hieroglyphica
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Cicada - Neocicada hieroglyphica
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
June 26, 2008
Size: 32mm (1 1/4")
Note the mite on its head.
Please help with ID.
Contributed by Sam Houston on 26 June, 2008 - 8:29am
Last updated 2 July, 2008 - 2:22pm

Hieroglyphic cicada?
Reminds me very much of Neocicada hieroglyphica, but you should probably wait for Andy Hamilton to confirm or correct that.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 June, 2008 - 3:52pm

 
Neocicada hieroglyphica
Yes
… Andy Hamilton, 2 July, 2008 - 1:46pm

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