Cacama valvata Cicada
Adam Fleishman has captured some amazing photos of Cacama valvata. They were taken in Tucson, AZ. Elevation 2,450 ft.
See more of Adam’s work at his web site: Cometmoth Sight and Sound .
Correction: previously we said this was an Apache cicada. It is, in fact, a Cacama valvata.
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Comment by scooby doo — June 18, 2006 @ 3:19 pm
Hi! We live in New Hampshire and have had cicada killer wasps nesting in our yard for the past two year We have also spotted cacama valvata cicadas in flight for the last week. Is it unusual for them to be this far North? I did not see New Hampshire on the cicada emergence calendar. Are we witnessing a migration to a new area? That would be so cool! We are avid nature-lovers and bird watchers. I am very conscious of the plants I buy so to choose ones that will attract and sustain birds, butterflies and bees.
Thanks!
Comment by Michele Gilbert — July 24, 2007 @ 11:33 am
I just spotted one out in our yard in northeast Ohio and had never seen anything like it here before. It, in fact, reminded me of some of the insects I had seen in Tucson, Arizona. I looked it up online and discovered a photo of a Cacama valvata, which looks exactly like what I saw.
Comment by Diane Murphy — August 1, 2008 @ 6:57 am