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Seen only at night. - Megatibicen resonans

Seen only at night. - Megatibicen resonans
Orlando, Conway 32812, Orange County, Florida, USA
August 20, 2013
Size: About 1.5 inches long

Moved
Moved from Cicadinae.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Does 1.5 inches include wings?
????

Based on location (c. Florida)....then compare the following:

If it is a Diceroprocta, then it's D. olympusa!

But does look a lot like resonans??? ... but size is off????


Note the "Z"

 
Large Cicada - Tibicen resonans
Based on the link provided, I'm about 99.9% sure that it is Large Cicada - Tibicen resonans. Those images look like what I see here.

Thanks for the info!

 
Cicada
Yes; 1.5" includes wings. That may be a little closer to 1.25" :-)

Thanks for the info!

 
Hmmmm
T. resonans is big (usually >2" incl. wings, even up to slightly less than 3") + has lighter eyes (not always evident in the dark or near artificial lights)

D. olympusa is small and usu. ~1.5 +/- in total length incl. wings.


The only thing that bugs me - no pun intended - are the pruinosity patterns which are similar to resonans.

consider ... window screen is usu. ~15 to 17 squares/inch ... so, this guy looks less than 2"

It's a species of cicada.
...I'll just ask Bill to ID it for me. But it has the shape/patterning of a Tibicen species. It might be the salt marsh, I'm not very familiar with many of the extreme southern cicada species.

 
Cicada
I think these "molt" and leave behind a "shell?"
Thanks for the info. :)

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