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Mountain Cicada - Okanagana bella - male
Copyright © 2017 Zack Saavedra

Mountain Cicada - Okanagana bella - Male
Mueller State Park, Teller County, Colorado, USA
July 19, 2017
Heard this cicada calling from a pine tree along a trail. Took me a minute to spot it, as it was hidden in the needles. I gently extracted it and it sat calmly on my finger. I've never observed such behavior in a cicada before.

The call is a fast trill on a single pitch.

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Mountain Cicada - Okanagana bella - male Mountain Cicada - Okanagana bella - male Mountain Cicada - Okanagana bella - male
Contributed by Zack Saavedra on 21 July, 2017 - 10:53pm
Last updated 30 September, 2019 - 7:41pm

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… Bill Reynolds, 22 July, 2017 - 6:43pm

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