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This is a gallery of Roy Troutman’s cicada photos from 1990 & 1991. Most likely from the Cincinnati area of Ohio.
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1990 Magicicada Straggler
1991 Mating Magicicadas
1991 Nymph molting
1991 Nymph molting
1991 Cicadas mating
1991 Cicada shell
1991 Cicada drying
This is a gallery of Roy Troutman’s cicada photos from 1991. Most likely from the Cincinnati area of Ohio.
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Cicada on a Buckeye leaf:
Magicicada nymph molting:
Magicicada nymph molting silhouette with moon.
Magicicada nymph molting:
Adult Magicicada on a leaf:
Female Laying Eggs:
Roy Troutman has been a cicada fan since he was a kid. Here’s some of his cicada photos from the 1980s:
1980: Neotibicen nymph.
1981. Tibicen exuvia (skins).
1982. Roy and a Neotibicen.
1983. Immature Magicicadas.
1983. Immature Magicicada.
Over the years Roy Troutman has contributed hundreds of photos and dozens of videos to this website.
These are some classic Magicicada photos from Roy. Skip to part 1 and part 2.
Molted cicadas:
Molted cicada:
Molted cicadas:
Adult cicadas:
Molted cicada:
Molted cicada:
Molted cicada:
Molted cicada:
Molted cicada:
Adult cicadas:
Molted cicada:
Adult cicadas:
Adult cicada:
Molting cicada:
Adult cicadas:
Over the years Roy Troutman has contributed hundreds of photos and dozens of videos to this website.
These are some classic Magicicada photos from Roy. This is part 2, skip to part 1 or Part 3.
Molted cicada:
Nymph:
Molted cicadas:
Molting cicada:
Molted cicadas:
Molted cicadas:
Cicada skins (exuvia):
Molted cicadas:
Molting cicada:
Nymph:
Cicada chimney:
Cicada chimney:
Cicada chimney:
Molted cicadas:
Over the years Roy Troutman has contributed hundreds of photos and dozens of videos to this website.
These are some classic Magicicada photos from Roy. Skip to Part 2 and Part 3.
Adult Magicicada:
Molted Magicicada:
Molting and Molted cicadas.
Nymphs on a tree.
Adult and skin:
A series of photos of a cicada molting:
Adult cicada:
These are “Green Neotibicen” from Bill Reynolds’ collection. The “Green Neotibicen” include the very visually similar N. linnei, N. pruinosus, N. winnemanna and N.canicularis.
This row includes Neotibicen pruinosus fulvus — the rare yellow version of Neotibicen pruinosus.
Orange Drummer (Thopha colorata) photos by Jodi from 2007. Australia.
Text for the photos from back in 2007: “Thanks to Jodi for allowing us to post some of her Orange Drummer (Thopha colorata) photos. Two today, two tomorrow! Apparently they’re hatching in droves in Central Australia.”
A molting Orange Drummer (Thopha colorata):
Orange Drummer (Thopha colorata):
Teneral, recently molted Orange Drummer (Thopha colorata):
Teneral, recently molted Orange Drummer (Thopha colorata):
My Magicicada photos from 1996, Brood II. These were taken with disposable cameras and scanned in with a flatbed scanner also from the 1990s. They’re mostly from Metuchen NJ. Otherwise they’re from Westfield NJ.
At this point in time I was not as interested in cicadas as I am now. Back in 1996 they were more of a novelty, but over time my obsession grew.
Magicicada adults in a jar:
Magicicada exuvia in a jar:
Scenes from a cicada wedding:
My friends David & Claire were married in an outdoor wedding ceremony in Westfield, NJ, at the peak of the Brood II emergence. No one freaked out — in fact everyone seemed to enjoy it, especially the kids.
The bride and groom, Claire and David:
A cicada creeping up a wedding chair leg during the ceremony:
Video from the wedding:
I was even calling them “locusts” back then. Gee wiz.
My Magicicada Photos from 2004, Brood X. These were taken in Princeton, New Jersey, with a home video camera. Princeton is a “hot spot” for Brood X in New Jersey. They’re usually out during the Princeton University graduation ceremonies, which is a nuisance for both graduates & their families and for people who come to see the cicadas (and could care less about the graduates). Interestingly enough, the Princeton colors (orange & black) closely match the colors of the cicadas.
