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Cicadidae, dorsal - Cicadettana calliope -

John's Prairie, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
July 21, 2014
Size: 15 mm body, 20+ inc wings

swept on a hill prairie remnant

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Cicadidae, dorsal - Cicadettana calliope - female

Cicadidae, dorsalX - Cicadettana calliope - female

Cicadidae, lateral - Cicadettana calliope - female

Cicadidae, frontal - Cicadettana calliope - female

Cicadidae, ventralX - Cicadettana calliope - female

Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 13 November, 2014 - 10:48am
Last updated 30 July, 2020 - 8:26pm

Moved

Moved from Cicadettana calliope.

… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 30 July, 2020 - 8:26pm

Moved

Moved from Cicadetta calliope.

… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 30 July, 2020 - 8:00pm

Cicadetta calliope

Excellent series of pic's

… Bill Reynolds, 13 November, 2014 - 1:35pm

Thank you.

Is this a female or male?

… MJ Hatfield, 13 November, 2014 - 2:44pm

Female

Males have a more tubular or rounded tail end while that of the female is more sharply pointed. Male cicadas in this group (Subfamily: Cicadettinae) have small opercula and open tymbals

Compare with the related Magicicadas pictured

Male

female

… Bill Reynolds, 13 November, 2014 - 3:38pm

Thank you again.

I thought what I was looking at was an ovipositor but then thought again as I've never actually looked before.

… MJ Hatfield, 13 November, 2014 - 4:01pm

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