Mr. Cicada - Tibicen davisi

Moved

… John R. Maxwell, 1 April, 2009 - 9:42pm

Tibicen davisi

About an inch?..even if it's just the body (??)
This estimate is too small for T. walkeri (the 3rd largest eastern US Tibicen species!)

Try Tibicen davisi. It is the only Tibicen in the Southeast that satisfies the color, pattern and measurment(s).

Note: Tibicen walkeri, also has strikingly pale eyes.

… Bill Reynolds, 20 March, 2009 - 3:40pm

Tibicen davisi (?)

About an inch?..even if it's just the body (??)
This estimate is too small for T. walkeri (the 3rd largest US Tibicen species!)

Try Tibicen davisi. It is the only Tibicen in the Southeast that satisfies the color, pattern and measurment(s).

Note: Tibicen walkeri, also has strikingly pale eyes.

… Bill Reynolds, 28 October, 2008 - 5:30pm

Moved

Moved from Walker's Cicada.

… john and jane balaban, 22 August, 2007 - 4:02pm

Gerry Bunker reports that ,

as Eric mentions below, T. chloromera is a very dark species - the pronotal collar is usually black though an olive green irregular spot near each humeral angle has been identified in some specimens.
Continuing, he says: There is enough of a view to see that the pronotal collar and pronotum are a bright almost neon green color which is more indicative of Tibicen walkeri. Unfortunately, there is not enough of a view on this specimen in order to say 100% for sure that it is T. walkeri. We'll move this to walkeri while awaiting any other thoughts.

… john and jane balaban, 18 June, 2006 - 10:01pm

what a colorful cicada

Every summer the cicadas come out down here in south FL, but they have bland colors. I would love to see a cicada that beautiful.

… Don Cadle, 11 January, 2006 - 10:02pm

Don

I thought this one was more colorful then the typical ones too. Glad you enjoyed the photo.

… dcg, 12 January, 2006 - 11:03am

Colorful, thanks to photoshop?

Was it really that colorful straight out of the camera, or were the colors, especially the reds, enhanced in Photoshop?

… Paul Krombholz, 25 May, 2009 - 2:16am

colors were NOT enhanced. Th

colors were NOT enhanced. This shot is SOOTC (strait out of the camera)

… dcg, 19 June, 2009 - 12:17am

Tibicen chloromerus

Actually, this is one of the few cicadas that you CAN identify from this angle - the bright green patches on the thorax and wing vein bases is distinctive.

… Andy Hamilton, 11 January, 2006 - 2:28pm

Question.

Most of the specimens I have seen of this species (and many of the images in our guide pages) are decidedly black, not green. Is there simply that much variation; is it a product of aging; other explanation? Thank you.

… Eric R. Eaton, 19 January, 2006 - 2:56pm

no color changes or enhancements

I only cropped my photo, no color enhancement or altering. The large purple area in the front is actually a shadow, but I thought it added to the photo.

… dcg, 21 January, 2006 - 4:54pm

Andy

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I appreciate your help so much. I was hopeing that s/he could be identified. Now I can give them the full scientific name.

… dcg, 12 January, 2006 - 11:06am

Tibicen sp.

It appears to be a species in the genus Tibicen, but it is impossible to tell without additional images showing different aspects of the insect's anatomy. Even then, there is no guarantee. Most insects simply cannot be identified from images alone. Requesting that submissions for photo contests include the exact species is ridiculous, and the problems with insect identification should be explained to judges, and those writing the rules. Many insects must be dissected to determine species! Good luck to you, please post more here at Bugguide:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 11 January, 2006 - 12:04pm

Photo of Mr. Cicada sold at the Photo show this month

My photo did not win or place at the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta , but it did sell. Thank you and everyone here at bugguide for all you help identifing the species.

… dcg, 16 February, 2006 - 10:24pm

Thank you

Eric, Thank you for the quick response. Sounds like the judges will just need to be happy with Tibicen.

… dcg, 11 January, 2006 - 12:18pm