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Putnam's Cicada, live nymph dorsal - Platypedia putnami

Putnam's Cicada, live nymph dorsal - Platypedia putnami
Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
May 30, 2010
Size: 20 mm (approx)
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I took this picture on the east side of the Sandia Mountains in a conifer forest at an altitude of 7500-8500 feet, Sandia Crest 7.5’ quadrangle, Bernalillo Co, NM.

I've posted images of five individuals, including this one. Respectively, they are of a live adult, pinned adult, pinned and spread adult female, live nymph, and live adult eclosing from a nymph:


Images of this individual: tag all
Putnam's Cicada, live nymph dorsal - Platypedia putnami Putnam's Cicada, live nymph lateral - Platypedia putnami Putnam's Cicada, live nymph ventral - Platypedia putnami