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Neotibicen Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) Tibicen U.S.A.

Nine new Neotibicen tibicen photos

These are photos from 2005. Neotibicen tibicen tibicen aka Swamp or Morning Cicada. Back in 2005 we called them Tibicen chloromera.

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen that failed to successfully molt:
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen that failed to molt

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen spreading its wings (click for larger image):
Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

A series of photos of a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen molting:
Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

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Australia

Amusing Australian cicada names

Got to love those Australian cicada names: Green Grocer, Black Prince, Yellow Monday, Chocolate Soldier, Masked Devil, Blue Moon, Double Drummer, Floury Baker, Cherrynose, Whiskey Drinker, Redeye, Bladder Cicada, Hairy Cicada, Golden Emperor, Eastern Sandgrinder, Brown Bunyip…

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Australia

Welcome Australian cicada maniacs!

Welcome Australian cicada maniacs! David from Sydney let us know: “The cicada season around Sydney, Australia has started with the emergence of “green grocers” (Cyclochila australasiae) in the lower Blue Mountains. Grass cicadas have been out for a month. Get ready Antipodeans!!”. Thanks, David. Enjoy the Green Grocer/Yellow Monday links below (thanks to Laura for the inspiration):

Cicadas: Superfamily Cicadoidea.

Summer of singing cicadas.

Australian Cicadas are not marsupials!
Crikey!