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cicada - Magicicada tredecim
Copyright © 2011 Kim Fleming

cicada - Magicicada tredecim
Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
April 16, 2011
found in the same immediate area as the two found yesterday. I counted 10 cast skins in the trees within the 8 ft radius.

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Contributed by Kim Fleming on 16 April, 2011 - 2:05pm
Last updated 8 May, 2011 - 8:11pm

Moved
Moved from Periodical Cicadas.
… Kim Fleming, 8 May, 2011 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

male
Oh yeah, this is a male--you can see the tymbal covers and the shape of the abdominal tip. It seems most of the first ones emerging are males--I've only found a few females so far. (I just found some paper where they mentioned the males come out first, mostly, in the 13-year broods.)
Ovipositior is pretty obvious from below on the females, and the abdomen it more pointed:
… Cotinis, 6 May, 2011 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

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