Tibicen winnemanna (aberration) - Neotibicen winnemanna - Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, USA September 5, 2009
This cicada is a very interesting case (Amelanistic, Albinistic, Leucistic,...an ABERRATION!)
NOTE: Pruinosity (white wax - a trait of sclerotized adults, not tenerals!)
Although he appears "teneral", he is in fact fully sclerotized, pruinose and functionally an adult. Strangely, he is lacking most of the dark pigmentation. This cicada was collected approximately 20 feet up in the trees while calling (~7:00 pm EDT)!
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Bill Reynolds on 29 September, 2009 - 1:16pm Last updated 19 October, 2015 - 10:11am |