Diceroprocta olympusa (Series 2M+1F) - Diceroprocta olympusa -

Diceroprocta olympusa
Olympic Cicada or Florida Scrub Cicada

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MALE: Port St. Joe., nr. Cape San Blas State Park, Florida (05 July 1993)
MALE: Ocala, Hwy 40 w. of I-75, Marion Co., Florida(Aug 1992)
FEMALE: Ocala, Hwy 40 w. of I-75, Marion Co., Florida(Aug 1992)
coll. W.H. Reynolds & C.S. Smith

This little cicada is very common along the Florida highlands and in xeric scrub habitats. They are fast fliers and seem to occupy areas near Pine Flatwoods (Rattlesnake country!). This species ranges across most of peninsular Florida up the eastern reaches of the Panhandle.

These cicadas are highly variable in color, and while most tend to be reddish-brown, some can be colored light green and various shades incorporating greens and reddish browns.