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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Cicadas (Cicadoidea) » Cicadas (Cicadidae) » Cicadinae » Leptopsaltriini » Neocicada » Hieroglyphic Cicada (Neocicada hieroglyphica)
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Cicada-Sm - Neocicada hieroglyphica
Copyright © 2009 Julia King

Cicada-Sm - Neocicada hieroglyphica
Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
September 19, 2009
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Contributed by Julia King on 19 September, 2009 - 9:50pm

You really should pin cicadas
You really should pin cicadas through the thorax, as that is considered the correct way. If specimens are not pinned correctly, museums will often not accept them and valuable insects can lose their value to science.
… J. Anderson, 24 January, 2011 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

much better!
The true color and texture of the insect are better-displayed here.

The large-headed pin does obscure the insect somewhat, a pin with a small head is better for displaying insects. But this is a great improvement over the first submitted photos.
… Abigail Parker, 21 September, 2009 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

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