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PleaseConfirm the Identity of this Cicada - Tibicen canicularis
Copyright © 2009 Michael A. Traxler

PleaseConfirm the Identity of this Cicada - Tibicen canicularis
Grand Rapids, Kent County/Grand Rapids/West Michigan County, Michigan, USA
August 26, 2009
Size: Body 30mm,withWings50mm
It did not show well in the photo but the surface of his wings had an interesting iradescent hue in the sunlight.

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Contributed by Michael A. Traxler on 4 September, 2009 - 10:54am
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 2:33pm

Moved
Moved from Cicadinae.
… Bill Reynolds, 25 September, 2009 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

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… Bill Reynolds, 25 September, 2009 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

Tibicen canicularis
I suspect this is T. canicularis.

There are a few species in your area that can resemble one another very closely (T. canicularis, T. linnei & T. pruinosus + reports of T. robinsonianus).

This cicada lacks a well developed black ventral stripe typical of T. linnei & robinsonianus. The node position and the curvature of the forewings also seem less linnei-like.

It lacks the well developed paired pruinose spots at the base of the abdomen typical of T. pruinosus in the mid-West.

Hence I suspect it is T. canicularis.
… Bill Reynolds, 4 September, 2009 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

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