Gallery of Cicada Photos from Costa Rica by Jose Mora, part 3.
More: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.
These appear to be a cicada belonging to the genus Quesada, like Quesada gigas based on the yellow visible on the wings:
Molted cicada hardening its body:
Molted cicada hardening its body:
Adult cicada:
Adult cicada:
Adult cicada:
A cicada that got stuck molting and died:
A cicada that got stuck molting and died:
A cicada that got stuck molting and died:
A cicada that got stuck molting and died:
Adult cicada:
Adult cicada:
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