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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 » Tacuini » Megatibicen » Northern Dusk Singing Cicada (Megatibicen grossus)
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Cicada - Megatibicen grossus
Copyright © 2006 Sasha Azevedo

Cicada - Megatibicen grossus
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
September 9, 2006

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Contributed by Sasha Azevedo on 22 October, 2006 - 11:05pm
Last updated 23 October, 2008 - 3:14pm

Tibicen auletes
The fine pruinosity is characteristic of this species. However, positive identification would require detailed measurements.
… Andy Hamilton, 24 October, 2006 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

 
Re: Tibicen auletes
Andy, the Cicada was approximately 3" length.
… Sasha Azevedo, 24 October, 2006 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

 
detailed measurements
You most need to know the exact width of the head (across the eyes) in millimeters.
… Andy Hamilton, 26 October, 2006 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

 
Wow.
Great images, Sasha! Moving to guide page for you.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 October, 2006 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

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