Morning Cicada, Green Annual Cicada (coinage, perhaps a more appropriate name)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tibicen chloromerus (Walker, 1850), the widely used name, has been shown to be a junior synonym of Tibicen tibicen (L.) (Sanborn, 2008, see also Cicadas of Michigan).
Tibicen chloromera (gender/spelling--see discussion on Tibicen page.)
Numbers
Very common in southeastern United States.
Identification
pronotal collar black; pronotal shoulder patches large, solid green; mesonotum largely black; conspicuous dorsolateral white spot where abdomen meets thorax; abdomen beneath with midline only slightly darker than rest, sometimes only at base of each sternite
Reported to call from 8-11 a.m., with a "rising crescendo" call lasting about eight seconds. (See: Cicada Info.)
Range
Includes southeastern United States
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
June-October (North Carolina)
Remarks
The long-standing name for this common species, Tibicen chlormera, has apparently been changed to Tibicen tibicen based on priority. See Synonyms and references. --Cotinis 17 October 2008.
Print References
Brimley, p. 86, lists as most common species in its genus from North Carolina. (1)
Sanborn, 2008. The Identity Of Cicada tibicen Linné [=Tibicen chloromerus (Walker, 1850)] (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae). Entomological News 119(3): 227–231 (abstract)
