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Copyright © 2007 peachie

Cicada - Megatibicen grossus

Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
July 16, 2007
Size: approx. 2 inches long

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Cicada - Megatibicen grossus

Cicada - Megatibicen grossus

Cicada - Megatibicen grossus

Cicada - Megatibicen grossus

Cicada - Megatibicen grossus

Cicada - Megatibicen grossus

Contributed by peachie on 16 July, 2007 - 10:59pm
Last updated 22 August, 2007 - 4:06pm

Moved

Moved from Cicadas.

… john and jane balaban, 22 August, 2007 - 4:06pm

Tibicen

Probably Tibicen auletes. This species tends to have a lot of wax, giving it a pruinose look. For a definite identification you would need fairly accurate measurements.

… Andy Hamilton, 17 July, 2007 - 9:05am

cicada

Thanks, Andy. I thought about measuring too late. Once I had the ruler in hand, it was gone. Murphy, you know.

… peachie, 17 July, 2007 - 9:29am

Definately T. auletes

The high pruinosity and brown color is a dead give-away for southern T. auletes. No other species in America has so much pruinosity. Great pictures of the posterior abdomen. This specimen is a female.

… Gerry Bunker, 2 August, 2007 - 9:14pm

T. Auletes

Thanks. She was really nice to pose for me as long as she did.

… peachie, 5 August, 2007 - 8:57am

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