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Species Diceroprocta vitripennis - Green Winged Cicada

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)

Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)

Superfamily Cicadoidea (Cicadas)

Family Cicadidae (Cicadas)

Subfamily Cicadinae

Tribe Fidicinini

Genus Diceroprocta (Scrub Cicadas)

Species vitripennis (Green Winged Cicada)

Other Common Names

"Green Winged Scrub Cicada"

Size

circa 25-27 mm

Identification

See comments under images.

Id. tips

D. vitripennis, like many other members of its Genus, lacks the "smoky Z" towards the ends of the forewings typical of many other cicadas (as is typical of most Tibicen species).

(The "smoky Z" = The radial and radiomedial cross veins of tegmina, forewing, being heavily infuscated or darkened).

According to the literature, the black pattern or bar across the face extends from eye to eye in vitripennis but fails to do so in the similar taxon "bequaerti."

Based on the available literature and associated updates in classification, greater clarification may be needed for better identification and separation of the following:

Diceroprocta viridifascia var. bequaerti, "Gulf Marsh Cicada"

Diceroprocta bequaerti

Diceroprocta vitripennis

Range

Southeastern USA extending north along the Mississippi River.

This species extends further north within the US than any other member of its Genus.

Recorded from the Following States: AL, MS, LA, TX, AR, OK, MO, TN, KY, IL, & MI (possibly occurs in a few adj. states)

Habitat

Seems most common in fields, scrub and early successional woodlands

Season

June-Sept

Food

Likely weedy perenniels

Life Cycle

UNKNOWN

(thought to be 2 or 3 seasons with overlapping generations)

Remarks

Some images currently placed under Diceroprocta vitripennis, may belong to the following taxon: Diceroprocta bequaerti

Internet References

Insect Singers, Sound files for North American Diceroprocta species can be found here - best site for sound files!

Insect Singers, Sound files for the eastern species

Insect Singers, Sound files for the western species

Contributed by William Ericson on 22 March, 2009 - 8:56pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, David Ferguson, Bill Reynolds
Last updated 14 May, 2014 - 1:07pm

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