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Tibicen pruinosus - Neotibicen pruinosus - male
Copyright © 2009 bill reynolds

Tibicen pruinosus - Neotibicen pruinosus - Male
Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Tibicen pruinosus (Male)
Tuscumbia, Colbert Co., Alabama
coll. M. Reynolds (w/ B. Reynolds & G. Reynolds)

This individual is more typical of Tibicen pruinosus f. pruinosus.

I'd like to thank my brother and his children for their time and efforts collecting and takinig notes on the cicadas in their area.

Examples from this locality


Contributed by Bill Reynolds on 26 March, 2009 - 3:29pm
Last updated 6 July, 2012 - 1:50pm

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