A box of cicadas from French Guiana. I have to go through it and ID them.
March 15, 2020
Various Megatibicen and Neotibicen compared
This image was created by Paul Krombholz back when Megatibicen and Neotibicen were just Tibicen.
Top row, left to right:
Neotibicen davisi (formerly Tibicen davisi)
Megatibicen auletes (formerly Tibicen auletes)
Megatibicen figuratus (formerly Tibicen figurata)
Megatibicen pronotalis (formerly Tibicen marginalis)
Bottom row, left to right:
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (formerly Tibicen chloromera)
Neotibicen pruinosus (formerly Tibicen pruinosa)
Neotibicen lyricen (formerly Tibicen lyricen)
Bill Lesar’s 2005 Megatibicen dorsatus Gallery
Bill Lesar’s 2005 Megatibicen dorsatus Gallery. The genus of this cicada changed from Tibicen to Neotibicen, and not it is Megatibicen (circa 2020).
March 13, 2020
Gina Scarborough’s Florida Cicada Photos
This is a series of photos of a cicada molting by Gina Scarborough taken in Florida. It appears to be a Neotibicen sp, and definitely a cicada belonging to the tribe Cryptotympanini.
The pink color is amazing. Click the photos to get to larger versions.
Nymph
Splitting the skin
Head coming through
Mesonotum is out
Wings start to expand
Formotosena montivaga (Distant, 1889)
Formotosena montivaga (Distant, 1889). Photo by Michel Chantraine. This cicada is found in Thailand.
Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Polyneurini
SubTribe: Formotosenina
Genus: Formotosena
Species: Formotosena montivaga (Distant, 1889)
March 8, 2020
Magicicada photos by Les Daniels, part 3.
Magicicada photos by Les Daniels, part 3. Here’s part 1 and part 2.
Les has a book called The Season of the Cicadas, which I recommend.
Magicicada adult
Magicicada adult
Magicicada adult
Magicicada adults
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Magicicada adults
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Nymphs
Magicicada adult
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Magicicada chimney
Magicicada adults
Magicicada adults
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Magicicada adults
Magicicada photos by Les Daniels, part 2
Magicicada photos by Les Daniels, part 2. Heres part 1 and part 3.
Les has a book called The Season of the Cicadas, which I recommend.
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicadas
Adult Magicicadas
Teneral Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Exuvia
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Nymph
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Exuvia
Adult Magicicadas
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
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Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Adult Magicicada
Magicicada photos by Les Daniels, part 1
Magicicada photos by Les Daniels, part 1. Here’s part 2 and part 3.
Les has a book called The Season of the Cicadas, which I recommend.
Adult Magicicadas by Les Daniels
Exuvia
Magicicada
Exuvia
Adult Magicicada
Mating adults
Adult Magicicada
Exit hole
Teneral Magicicada
Teneral Magicicada
Magicicada
Adult Magicicada photograph by Les Daniels
Adult Magicicada photograph by Les Daniels
Dead Magicicadas
Adult Magicicada photograph by Les Daniels
Adult Magicicada photograph by Les Daniels
Adult Magicicada photograph by Les Daniels
Adult Magicicada photograph by Les Daniels
Adult Magicicada photograph by Les Daniels
Adult Magicicadas by Les Daniels
Adult Magicicada photograph by Les Daniels
Adult Magicicadas by Les Daniels
Okanagana Cicada Photos by Les Daniels
Okanagana cicada photos by Les Daniels. Les has a book called The Season of the Cicadas, which I recommend.
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana exuvia photograph by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana exuvia photograph by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana exuvia photograph by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana exuvia photograph by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
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- Okanagana adult photographed by Les Daniels
Psaltoda plaga photo by Kevin Lee
Psaltoda plaga aka Black Prince photo by Kevin Lee.
Amongst young Aussie kids the legendary White Knight is believed to exist but it is really just a black prince. When cicadas such as double drummers and black princes first emerge they appear white and gradually they develop their distinctive pigmentation. This is the before and after shots of the same cicada.
