Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Morning Cicada) photos by Roy Troutman from 2004. Probably taken in Ohio.
They’re also called Swamp Cicadas.
March 7, 2020
Neotibicen linnei (Linne’s Cicada) photo by Roy Troutman
A Neotibicen linnei (Linne’s Cicada) photo by Roy Troutman from 2004. Probably taken in Ohio.
Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti photos by Roy Troutman
Here’s two Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti photos by Roy Troutman from 2004. Probably taken in Ohio.
Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti is also known as the “Dark Lyric Cicada”.
More Lucky Cicada Keychain Images
Back in the 1990’s Archie McPhee/Accoutrements distributed the Lucky Cicada, a toy with a keyring that would sing when you squeezed its abdomen. Its eyes lit up green too.
All we have now are memories and memorabilia, because they aren’t making them anymore. That said, there are manufacturers in China who have the plans and will make them. That’s a story for another day. Thanks to Roy Troutman for the images.
Front and back packaging:
The keychain and packaging:
4 different paint jobs. And red eyes! Collect them all!
March 1, 2020
Mystery Cicada Object
Roy Troutman sent us photos of this mysterious cicada-shaped object. We don’t know what it is, but it looks cool.
Front:
Back:
Wings spread:
February 29, 2020
Cicada eggs and first instar nymph photos by Roy Troutman
Cicada eggs and first instar nymph photos by Roy Troutman:
Cicada Eggs:
First instar cicada nymphs:
February 28, 2020
Photos of Magicicada cicadas with white & blue eyes by Roy Troutman
Photos of Magicicada cicadas with white & blue eyes by Roy Troutman from 2004.
Photo of a Magicicada cicada with blue eyes by Roy Troutman.
Photo of a Magicicada cicada with blue eyes by Roy Troutman.
Photo of a Magicicada cicada with white eyes by Roy Troutman.
Photo of a Magicicada cicada with white eyes by Roy Troutman.
September 9, 2018
Roy Troutman
Roy Troutman is a cicada researcher and enthusiast. Roy has contributed hundreds of photos, news articles and videos to this website.
Some papers Roy has contributed to:
- The periodical cicada four-year acceleration hypothesis revisited and the polyphyletic nature of Brood V, including an updated crowd-source enhanced map (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada). Cooley JR, Arguedas N, Bonaros E, Bunker G, Chiswell SM, DeGiovine A, Edwards M, Hassanieh D, Haji D, Knox J, Kritsky G, Mills C, Mozgai D, Troutman R, Zyla J, Hasegawa H, Sota T, Yoshimura J, Simon C. (2018) < PeerJ 6:e5282 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5282
- Evolution and Geographic Extent of a Surprising Northern Disjunct Population of 13-Year Cicada Brood XXII (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Magicicada). Gene Kritsky, Roy Troutman, Dan Mozgai, Chris Simon, Stephen M Chiswel, Satoshi Kakishima, Teiji Sota, Jin Yoshimura, John R Cooley. American Entomologist, Volume 63, Issue 4, 12 December 2017, Pages E15—E20, https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmx066
- The 2014 emergence of a previously unrecognized 13-year brood of periodical cicadas in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. Gene Kritsky, Roy Troutman. November 2014 · Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting 2014; 11/2014
If you are a member of the press, media, etc, and would like to contact Roy, his email address is sbpstudios@gmail.com.
You can get t-shirts and other items with Roy’s photos on them too: Red Eye Magicicada and Blue Eye Magicicada.
Here is a list of galleries featuring Roy’s cicada photos:
- Photos of Brood XXII in Ohio and Kentucky by Roy Troutman
- Roy Troutman’s Brood XIV photos, part 4
- Roy Troutman’s Brood XIV photos, part 3
- Roy Troutman’s Brood XIV photos, part 2
- Roy Troutman’s Brood XIV photos, part 1
- Neotibicen Photos from Roy Troutman, part 3
- Neotibicen Photos from Roy Troutman, part 2
- Neotibicen Photos from Roy Troutman, part 1
- Roy Troutman’s 1990s Cicada Photos, part 2
- Roy Troutman’s 1990s Cicada Photos, part 1
- Roy Troutman’s Cicada Photos from the 1980s
- Classic Magicicada photos from Roy Troutman, part 3
- Classic Magicicada photos from Roy Troutman, part 2
- Classic Magicicada photos from Roy Troutman, part 1
- Brood X Magicicada photos by Roy Troutman from 2004
- Teneral Neotibicen photos by Roy Troutman
- Molting Neotibicen cicada photos by Roy Troutman
- Molting Neotibicen cicada photos by Roy Troutman
- Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Morning Cicada) photos by Roy Troutman
- Neotibicen linnei (Linne’s Cicada) photo by Roy Troutman
- Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti photos by Roy Troutman
- Cicada eggs and first instar nymph photos by Roy Troutman
- Photos of Magicicada cicadas with white & blue eyes by Roy Troutman
- White eyed magicicada by Roy Troutman
- HD Cicada Videos from Roy Troutman
Here are some of Roy’s videos:
July 31, 2018
New paper: The periodical cicada four-year acceleration hypothesis revisited and the polyphyletic nature of Brood V
A new paper about periodical cicadas! View it: https://peerj.com/articles/5282/
“The periodical cicada four-year acceleration hypothesis revisited and the polyphyletic nature of Brood V, including an updated crowd-source enhanced map (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada)”
Authors: John R. Cooley​, Nidia Arguedas, Elias Bonaros, Gerry Bunker, Stephen M. Chiswell, Annette DeGiovine, Marten Edwards, Diane Hassanieh, Diler Haji, John Knox, Gene Kritsky, Carolyn Mills, Dan Mozgai, Roy Troutman, John Zyla, Hiroki Hasegawa, Teiji Sota, Jin Yoshimura, and Chris Simon.
Abstract:
The periodical cicadas of North America (Magicicada spp.) are well-known for their long life cycles of 13 and 17 years and their mass synchronized emergences. Although periodical cicada life cycles are relatively strict, the biogeographic patterns of periodical cicada broods, or year-classes, indicate that they must undergo some degree of life cycle switching. We present a new map of periodical cicada Brood V, which emerged in 2016, and demonstrate that it consists of at least four distinct parts that span an area in the United States stretching from Ohio to Long Island. We discuss mtDNA haplotype variation in this brood in relation to other periodical cicada broods, noting that different parts of this brood appear to have different origins. We use this information to refine a hypothesis for the formation of periodical cicada broods by 1- and 4-year life cycle jumps.
January 6, 2018
New paper about Brood XXII Magicicadas
There is a new paper out about Brood XXII, titled Evolution and Geographic Extent of a Surprising Northern Disjunct Population of 13-Year Cicada Brood XXII (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Magicicada). I helped with the field work for this paper, traveling through Ohio and Kentucky with Roy Troutman, recording the locations of periodical cicadas.
Brood XXII, a brood of Magicicada periodical cicadas with a 13-year lifecycle, exists in Louisiana & Mississippi, and Ohio & Kentucky with no geographic connection between them (the two groups are geographically isolated). The paper discusses the similarities and differences between the two groups.
You can read and download the paper for free.
Citation for the paper:
Gene Kritsky, Roy Troutman, Dan Mozgai, Chris Simon, Stephen M Chiswell, Satoshi Kakishima, Teiji Sota, Jin Yoshimura, John R Cooley; Evolution and Geographic Extent of a Surprising Northern Disjunct Population of 13-Year Cicada Brood XXII (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Magicicada), American Entomologist, Volume 63, Issue 4, 12 December 2017, Pages E15—E20, https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmx066
