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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) » Tibicininae » Platypediini » Platypedia » Platypedia minor
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Cicada - Platypedia minor
Copyright © 2005 Kathleen O'Connor

Cicada - Platypedia minor
Lakeport, Northern California, 1350 Ft. level, Lake County, California, USA
June 10, 2005
Size: 1.5 inches
other side

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Contributed by Kathleen O'Connor on 14 June, 2005 - 11:55pm
Last updated 9 July, 2005 - 7:57pm

Platypedia minor
This is one of the most easily recognized of the Californian cicadas. The strongly rounded lower margin of the forewing, and the straight "tail flaps" of the male(uncus + telson, clearly shown in this photo) are distinctive for this species.
… Andy Hamilton, 15 June, 2005 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

 
Not noisy:-)
Am I correct, Andy, that these are "wing-bangers" that lack the percussion hardware to make the ear-splitting calls? I understand that males tap their wings on branches to attract females.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 June, 2005 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

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