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Okanagana bella Davis, 1919
Image
Photo credit: Okanagana bella (female) by Matt Berger
Song type: Call
Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: O. bella
Song type: Call
Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: O. bella
Name, Location and Description
- Cicada Name: Okanagana bella Davis, 1919
- Short Name: O. bella
- Common Name: Mountain Cicada
- When: June-July. Peaks in June.
- Where it is found: AB, AZ, BC, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Black with orange highlights.
- Eye Color: black
- Pronotal Collar Color: orange
- Bug Guide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/29941
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Cicada Mania Blog Posts: /cicadas/tag/o-bella/
- Cicada Mania Image Library: Okanagana bella Davis, 1919 images
- Song: http://www.insectsingers.com/100th_meridian_cicadas/western_species.html
Notes:
- Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.
List of sources
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.