March 28, 2020

More Neotibicen tibicen tibicen photos from Central New Jersey

I found another set of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen from August 28th, 2016. Enjoy.

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Molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen less than 12 hours after molting

Teneral Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
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Teneral Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

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A Neotibicen tibicen tibicen from Central New Jersey

Filed under: Neotibicen | Photos & Illustrations | Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) — Tags: N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 8:54 pm

Photos of a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen aka Morning or Swamp cicada from August 28th, 2016. The cicada was found in Monmouth county, NJ.

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March 24, 2020

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen with red cruciform elevations

Filed under: Bill Reynolds | Neotibicen | Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) | U.S.A. — Tags: N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 8:48 pm

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen with red cruciform elevations from Bill Reynold’s collection.

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (chloromerus) from Bill Reynolds collection. Note the red cruciform elevation.

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March 21, 2020

Swamp and Lyric Cicada Compared

Filed under: Neotibicen | Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) | U.S.A. — Tags: N. lyricen lyricen, N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 4:28 pm

These photos compare female Swamp (Neotibicen tibicen tibicen) and Lyric (Neotibicen lyricen lyricen) cicadas. Photos by me (Dan Mozgai).

Ventral view. Females. Neotibicen tibicen tibicen top, Neotibicen lyricen lyricen bottom:
Lyric and Swamp Cicada

Dorsal view. Females. Neotibicen tibicen tibicen top, Neotibicen lyricen lyricen bottom:
Swamp and Lyric Cicada

Female Neotibicen lyricen lyricen:
Lyric cicada

Female Neotibicen tibicen tibicen:
Swamp cicada

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March 15, 2020

Various Megatibicen and Neotibicen compared

Filed under: Megatibicen | Neotibicen | Paul Krombholz — Tags: M. auletes, M. figuratus, M. grossus, M. pronotalis, N. lyricen, N. pruinosus, N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 12:32 pm

This image was created by Paul Krombholz back when Megatibicen and Neotibicen were just Tibicen.

Tibicen composite by Paul Krombholz

Top row, left to right:
Neotibicen davisi (formerly Tibicen davisi)
Megatibicen grossus (formerly Megatibicen grossus, 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)

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March 7, 2020

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen photos

Filed under: Neotibicen | Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) | U.S.A. — Tags: N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 12:21 pm

Some Neotibicen tibicen tibicen photos from 2005 taken by me. At the time these photos were taken this cicada was dead. Neotibicen tibicen tibicen are popularly called Morning or Swamp cicadas.

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen photos

In this photo an operculum is outlined in pink.
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen photos

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Teneral Neotibicen photos by Roy Troutman

Filed under: Molting | Neotibicen | Roy Troutman | Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) | U.S.A. — Tags: N. linnei, N. pruinosus, N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 11:16 am

Two Teneral Neotibicen photos by Roy Troutman. Teneral means soft. These cicadas have recently molted so their bodies are soft. The photos were taken in 2004, probably in Ohio.

This one looks like a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen:

Teneral Neotibicen

This one looks like a Neotibicen linnei or pruinosus.

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Molting Neotibicen cicada photos by Roy Troutman

Filed under: Molting | Neotibicen | Roy Troutman | Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) | U.S.A. — Tags: N. tibicen, N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 11:09 am

Molting Neotibicen cicada photos by Roy Troutman from 2004. Probably Ohio. Looks like a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen.

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Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Morning Cicada) photos by Roy Troutman

Filed under: Neotibicen | Roy Troutman | Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) | U.S.A. — Tags: N. tibicen, N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 11:02 am

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Morning Cicada) photos by Roy Troutman from 2004. Probably taken in Ohio.

They’re also called Swamp Cicadas.

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Morning Cicada) photos by Roy Troutman

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August 16, 2015

Color variations in Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Filed under: Neotibicen | Tibicen — Tags: N. tibicen tibicen — Dan @ 8:25 am

Color variations in chloromera tibicen
The cicada on the Left was found in Middletown NJ, and the cicada on the Right in Metuchen, NJ. Middletown is closer to the ocean than Metuchen is, but both share a similar elevation and vegetation.

It is interesting to note the color variation found in Neotibicen tibicen tibicen aka chloromera aka Swamp Cicada aka Hunch-Back cicada.

In some areas the dorsal side of N. tibicen tibicen can be almost all black, while in other locations their pronotums & mesonotums feature vibrant greens & rusty browns — you can even make out the “M” on the mesonotum.

There may have been cross breeding between the Southern Swamp Cicada (Neotibicen tibicen australis), at some point in time, providing some Neotibicen tibicen tibicen with more colorful appearance. Read Intergrade zones with australis on BudGuide for more information on that possibility.

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