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Moved

Moved from Ambiguous "Green Tibicen Species" - incl. suspected "Blend Zones?" & "Possible Hybrids?".

… Bill Reynolds, 19 September, 2013 - 9:57am

T. pruinosus (?)

In this case, the pic and characters present indicate pruinosus 1st and linnei complex 2nd. I am more inclined to go with pruinosus myself. (NOTE: this area is also the hub of possible linnei-pruinosus introgression!)

Compare with teneral T. pruinosus:
1) slate eyes (typical of pruinosus)
2) bluish hues to greens (tendency less seen in linnei tenerals)
3) wing shape is more pruinosus-like (wing shape is not an absolute & subject to overlap in some populations of linnei & pruinosus)
4) T. pruinosus occurs across Cook Co., IL (Chicago metro area)

… Bill Reynolds, 19 August, 2013 - 2:12pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Bill Reynolds, 19 August, 2013 - 11:33am

Tibicen SPECIES

Hard to tell exactly which one it is...It could be a T. tibicen, T. linnei, T. pruinosus, T. canicularis, or even possibly T. lyricen (though I doubt it). If we can get a picture of it fully dried, we MAYBE able to get a better identification. Someone with better knowledge may give you a positive ID now however.

… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 18 August, 2013 - 7:25pm

Hmmmm...

Actually several tenerals are distinct and easily recognized. It's also important to look at the location and have some familiarity with the taxa occurring there.

In this case, the pic and characters present indicate pruinosus 1st and linnei complex 2nd. I am more inclined to go with pruinosus myself. (NOTE: this area is also the hub of possible linnei-pruinosus introgression!)

Compare with teneral T. pruinosus:
1) slate eyes (typical of pruinosus)
2) bluish hues to greens (tendency less seen in linnei tenerals)
3) wing shape is more pruinosus-like (wing shape is not an absolute & subject to overlap in some populations of linnei & pruinosus)
4) T. pruinosus occurs across Cook Co., IL (Chicago metro area)

… Bill Reynolds, 19 August, 2013 - 11:27am

Thank you. Very informative.

Thank you. Very informative. I appreciate it.

… Gary J Sibio, 19 August, 2013 - 4:54pm

Thanks.

… Gary J Sibio, 18 August, 2013 - 10:32pm

cicada emerging from nymphal skin

This looks like the Dog-day Cicada (Tibicen canicularis) although I am not 100% sure of the exact spp. See this page http://bugguide.net/node/view/320146/bgimage

… nancy dowd, 18 August, 2013 - 6:46pm

Thanks. I'll check it out.

… Gary J Sibio, 18 August, 2013 - 6:49pm