F is for flagging. Flagging is the term for when leaves of a tree die as a result of oviposition (when the cicada lays eggs in the branches of trees).
Photo credit: Daniel Herms, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org (Forestry Images).
The Floury Baker, aka Aleeta curvicosta, is an Australian cicada. It has excellent camouflage, as you can see from the photo:
Fidicina is a Genus of cicadae. Here is a photo of a Fidicina mannifera from Brazil.
Formotosena is a Genus of cicadae. Here is a photo of a Formotosena montivaga from Thailand.
It’s also for Froggattoides typicus, the world’s only strictly nocturnal cicada. (Ewart and Popple 2007, Australian Entomologist)
(…Tettigarctas aren’t cicadas in my book!)
Comment by Dave — August 17, 2010 @ 9:46 pm