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Photo#335213
cicada exuvia - Neotibicen

cicada exuvia - Neotibicen
Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, USA
September 20, 2009
Size: ~2 cm
Cicada exuvia discovered clinging to tree trunk in rural backyard. Can anyone recognize the species?

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Moved from Tibicen.

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Moved from Cicadas.

Tibicen sp.
This is the shell of an Annual Cicada, Genus Tibicen.

There are a number of Tibicen species in Iowa, unfortunately there are no good references for shell id. other than finding someone intimately familiar with your local fauna.

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