tibicen. - Neotibicen linnei

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… Bill Reynolds, 12 August, 2013 - 2:40pm

Tibicen Robinsonianus?

I think I can detect the hint of a white line behind the mesonotum. Also, I can see a very dark stripe running down along the underside of the abdomen. The costal margins along the wings don't look "strongly" bowed to me (which you would commonly get with a Tibicen Linnei). So, my initial thoughts are that this is might be a Tibicen Robinsonianus:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/163614

… Bill Myers, 12 August, 2013 - 2:23pm

this area only has linnei and

this area only has linnei and canicularis. it has to be one of the two. i have alot of robinsonianus in my cage now. they have a much darker ventrel stripe and also have no curve in the wing and most are a tad over two inches with very round opercula

… slikk03, 12 August, 2013 - 2:33pm

Okay

Okay, now I see. Thankfully, Bill Reynolds is "The Man!" and was able to narrow it down. How he does it, I don't know. I bow down to his superior, mad Kung Fu skills. :-)

… Bill Myers, 12 August, 2013 - 8:45pm

He is the best of the best! I

He is the best of the best! I trip him up a bit on some of theese northern linnei, cannicularis and pruinosus. They form complex blend hybrid zones and share traits and have alot of overlap here in the upper Midwest and around the great lakes. I myself think this could be a hybrid or just a canicularis with a bow in the wing since he was found among 100 other canicularis

… slikk03, 12 August, 2013 - 8:55pm

Blend zone

Last night, I stayed up late looking at your awesome photos of the tibicen canicularis/linnei blend zone. Very cool! I can certainly see how it makes identification in your area quite a headache for Bill Reynolds. Or, anyone else for that matter! LOL

Cheers

… Bill Myers, 13 August, 2013 - 7:47am