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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) » Cicadinae » Tacuini » Cactus Dodgers (Cacama) » Moore's Cactus Dodger (Cacama moorei)
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cicada - Cacama moorei
Copyright © 2009 Gerardine Vargas

cicada - Cacama moorei
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
June 4, 2009
Size: ~30 mm body
Possible to ID to species? Thanks in advance.

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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 5 June, 2009 - 12:51am
Last updated 18 July, 2012 - 3:57pm

Moved
Moved from "Common Cactus Dodger".

Taxonomic UPDATE:
Based on review of specimens, per. comm., and current distributions of the Cacama species in the sw. USA, specimens and images originating in Pima Co., Tuscon, & Desert Museum area likely belong to "moorei" - as moorei & valvata do not appear to be widely sympatric beyond the interface zone, if at all.
… Bill Reynolds, 18 July, 2012 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cacama.
… Bill Reynolds, 25 September, 2009 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

Cacama valvata
This individual is very consistent with others listed under C. valvata sharing the same locality of Pima Co., Arizona.
… Bill Reynolds, 25 September, 2009 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cicadas.
… John R. Maxwell, 8 July, 2009 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

Cacama sp. (C. valvata?), "Cactus Dodger"
Cacama sp. "Cactus Dodger"
A common species group in several southwestern desert environments.

C. valvata is likely, but there is at least one other Cacama species with overlap in range.
… Bill Reynolds, 7 July, 2009 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

Dang!
Where in Tucson did you find this?! I've wanted just to see one, let alone photograph one. It is a "cactus dodger," Cacama valvata, most likely anyway....I suspect this is well off the valley floor, in which case it is also no longer "Tucson" proper.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 June, 2009 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

 
***
Thanks, Eric. I found this one in my backyard. First and only time I've seen one. I live in the border of Tucson and Vail. Elevation in my area is approximately 3160 ft above sea level. Is this male or female?
… Gerardine Vargas, 5 June, 2009 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
male
The top view shows the genital segment is very narrow.
… Andy Hamilton, 12 June, 2009 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

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