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Cicada ID? - Tibicen canicularis
Copyright © 2009 Ray Lemke

Cicada ID? - Tibicen canicularis
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
September 7, 2009
Can this be IDed as to species?

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Cicada ID? - Tibicen canicularis Cicada ID? - Tibicen canicularis
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Contributed by Ray Lemke on 7 September, 2009 - 7:57pm
Last updated 8 September, 2009 - 3:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ray Lemke, 8 September, 2009 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

Tibicen canicularis
In all likelihood, this is T. canicularis, the Common or Northern Dogday Cicada.

There are several features used to distinguish 4 very similar members of the Genus (incl. T. canicularis, T. linnei, T. robinsonianus, and T. pruinosus). Unfortunately due to geographic and individual variability few, if any of these features are 100% reliable (i.e. bowing of the costal margin, node position, eye color, opercular shape, + a few others). To further complicat things, there may be several additional undescribed, yet similar species, and numerous "hybrids" across parts of the South and Midwest.
… Bill Reynolds, 8 September, 2009 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank you so much for the information about this Genus.
… Ray Lemke, 8 September, 2009 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

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