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Cicada from Utah - Platypedia putnami
Copyright © 2008 Carol Davis

Cicada from Utah - Platypedia putnami
Payson Lakes, Utah County, Utah, USA
July 6, 2008
Size: 1 inch
These were all over the area by the lake - elevation 7000 ft. Does anyone know what kind of cicada it is?

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Cicada from Utah - Platypedia putnami Cicada from Utah - Platypedia putnami
Contributed by Carol Davis on 8 July, 2008 - 10:15am
Last updated 5 July, 2011 - 3:48pm

Moved
Moved from Platypedia.
… Bill Reynolds, 5 July, 2011 - 3:48pm

Platypedia?
Looks like Platypedia, or a closely-allied genus....Nice images.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 July, 2008 - 1:36pm

 
Thanks, Eric.
It was a very cooperative cicada.
… Carol Davis, 8 July, 2008 - 2:31pm

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