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GoldWings/OrangeEyes with Lashes - Magicicada
Copyright © 2008 cmitchell71

GoldWings/OrangeEyes with Lashes - Magicicada
Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA
June 2, 2008
Size: 1.75" est.
I have taken photos of cicadas before, but I had never noticed their gold wings and orange eyes. In the larger version of this image, one can even see the eyelashes. I took a picture a year ago of a cicada with green wings. The wing pattern is beautiful.
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Contributed by cmitchell71 on 27 October, 2008 - 10:38pm
Last updated 18 November, 2008 - 2:54pm

Magicicada
Red eyes are characteristic of the periodical cicada. the "eyelashes" are actually hairs on the top of the head between the eyes.
… Andy Hamilton, 28 October, 2008 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
Brood XIV
of M. septendecim was out in Ohio in 2008. See page 212 of Elliott and Hershberger's "The Song Of Insects," Houghton Mifflin 2007.
… Harry Zirlin, 28 October, 2008 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

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