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Tibicen linnei or pruinosus? - Tibicen linnei
Copyright © 2008 Cynthia Tedore

Tibicen linnei or pruinosus? - Tibicen linnei
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
September 12, 2008
Size: body: 32mm, wing: 40mm

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Contributed by Cynthia Tedore on 14 October, 2008 - 9:17am
Last updated 27 October, 2008 - 4:32pm

Tibicen linnei
The wing margin is straighter in T. linnei and the "node" (where the veins meet the wing edge near the midlength) is closer to the base of the wing in that species.
… Andy Hamilton, 14 October, 2008 - 10:14am

 
Are you implying that this is
Are you implying that this is pruinosus? It's still hard for me to tell the difference based on the photos of the two species on bugguide.

Thanks,
Cynthia
… Cynthia Tedore, 14 October, 2008 - 10:48am

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