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Eastern Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada - Neotibicen winnemanna

Eastern Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada - Neotibicen winnemanna
Washington, DC, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia, USA
July 27, 2012

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Eastern Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada - Neotibicen winnemanna Eastern Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada - Neotibicen winnemanna

Best fit = "Tibicen winnemana"
This species is common across the DC area and differs in a few traits from the closely related linnei (often difficult to qualify).

In this case, the coloration (esp. pronotal characters), eyes (slate-greenish), broad appearance and distribution of the silvery pruinosity are all charateristic of a quasi-teneral winnemana.

This species and the very similar looking Tibicen linnei are also known to hybridize.

 
Eastern scissors grinder cicada
Wow, thanks for the detailed information. I knew it wasn't exactly like my NC cicada but not what to look for.

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