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March 21, 2020

Lyristes plebejus photos by Iván Jesús Torresano García, part 3

Filed under: Cryptotympanini | Ivan Garcia | Lyristes | Spain | Tibicen — Tags: , — Dan @ 7:24 pm

Lyristes plebejus photos by Iván Jesús Torresano García. Spain.

Skip to part 1, part 2, part 4, or part 5.

This series features a molting Lyristes plebejus or Tibicen plebejus depending on who you ask.

Molting Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molting Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molting Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molting Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molting Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molted Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molted Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molted Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molted Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

Molting Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García

March 16, 2020

Tettigettalna argentata photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García

Filed under: Cicadettini | Ivan Garcia | Spain | Tettigettalna — Tags: — Dan @ 6:56 pm

Tettigettalna argentata photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García. 2014. Spain.

Tettigettalna argentata photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García

Cicada habitat in Spain:

Cicada habitat in Spain

Cicada orni photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García

Filed under: Cicada | Cicadini | Ivan Garcia | Spain — Tags: — Dan @ 6:48 pm

Cicada orni photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Cicada orni (Ash Cicada) blend in so well with their habitat. They’re very hard to see on the bark of a tree.

Cicada orni photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Cicada orni photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Cicada orni photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Hilaphura varipes photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García

Filed under: Cicadettini | Hilaphura | Ivan Garcia | Spain — Dan @ 6:17 pm

Hilaphura varipes photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Hilaphura varipes photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Hilaphura varipes photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Hilaphura varipes photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Hilaphura varipes photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García

Filed under: Cicadettini | Euryphara | Ivan Garcia — Tags: — Dan @ 6:04 pm

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

Euryphara contentei photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.

March 17, 2019

Lyristes plebejus or Tibicen plebejus?

Filed under: Cryptotympanini | Europe (Continent) | France | Italy | Ivan Garcia | Lyristes | Spain | Tibicen | Turkey — Dan @ 1:01 am

Lyristes plebejus is a cicada found in most of Europe and middle-eastern Asia. There is an ongoing debate over its genus. Some say Lyristes, and some say Tibicen. I don’t have an opinion on the matter, but most folks in Europe say Lyristes plebejus, so I’m leading with that name.

Photo of an adult Lyristes plebejus by Iván Jesus Torresano García:
43 Tibicen plebejus molt sequence, photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García

Photo of a molting Lyristes plebejus by Iván Jesus Torresano García:
Molting

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
SubTribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Lyristes or Tibicen
Species: Lyristes plebejus (Scopoli 1763) or Tibicen plebejus (Scopoli 1763)

According to iNaturalist this cicada is around between June and August. Peak in July.

View more photos of this cicada. Most photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. There’s nearly 100.

For more information about this cicada, visit SONGS OF EUROPEAN SINGING CICADAS.

February 17, 2019

Cicada orni Linnaeus, 1758

Filed under: Cicada | Europe (Continent) | France | Italy | Ivan Garcia | Spain | Turkey | Video — Dan @ 1:01 am

Cicada orni (Ash Cicada) is a cicada found in many European & Asian countries, including Spain, Turkey, Albania, Austria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Romania, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. It is also known as the Ash cicada.

Photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García taken in Spain.
Cicada orni

A video by Iván Jesus Torresano García taken in Spain.:

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cicadini
SubTribe: Cicadina
Genus: Cicada
Species: Cicada orni Linnaeus, 1758

According to iNaturalist Cicada orni is around between June and August. They peak in July.

For more information about this cicada visit SONGS OF EUROPEAN SINGING CICADAS.

August 3, 2014

Iván Jesús Torresano García’s Cicadas of Spain

Iván Jesús Torresano García send us a dozens of cicada photos from Spain, where he resides. According to Iván June is a peak time for cicadas in Spain. Cicadas common to the area are: Cicada orni, Lyristes (old Tibicen) plebejus, Tettigetta argentata, Hilapura varipes, Euryphara contentei (miniature), Tibicina tomentosa, and finally the brownish “Barbara Lusitanica Cicada”.

Iván Jesús Torresano García Four cicadas from Spain

Galleries:

Here are some of these cicadas captured by Iván.

Cicada orni:

Cicada orni is one of the most common cicadas in Spain and all of Europe. The are incredibly well camouflaged.

Tettigettalna argentata:

Hilaphura varipes:

Euryphara contentei:

For more information of the cicadas of Spain, visit Songs of European Singing Cicadas.

October 6, 2007

New photos from Iván Jesus Torresano García

Filed under: Ivan Garcia | Spain — Dan @ 8:46 am

Two new cicada photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García from Spain:

Cicada

Cicada

August 12, 2007

More cicadas from Spain

Filed under: Ivan Garcia | Lyristes | Spain | Video — Dan @ 2:38 pm

Iván Jesus Torresano García sent us another 44 photos of Tibicen plebejus aka Lyristes plebejus, and several YouTube videos.

31 Tibicen plebejus molt sequence, photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García

Some YouTube videos:

Momento en el que finaliza de emerger Cicada 27/June/2007.

Tibicen plebejus recién cogida del parque Forestal Entrevías:

Tibicen plebejus recogida del parque.Emergiendo.27/June/2007

Lyristes plebejus or Tibicen plebejus?Emerging 27/June/2007.

Here’s a cicada news cast from Spain:

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