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Dog-Day Cicada

Tibicen canicularis

Description:

1 1/8-1 1/4" (27-33 mm ) Wingspan to 3 1/4" (82 mm) Black with green markings. Wings clear green along rear 1/2 of fore wing

Habitat:

Coniferous and mixed woods and backyards

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1 Comment

Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds 11 years ago

Compare Tibicen tibicen http://bugguide.net/node/view/734701 with Tibicen canicularis http://bugguide.net/node/view/12461

T. tibicen is one of the most common and wide spread of the "Dog-Day Cicadas" or perhaps better called "Annual Cicadas".

daniel.dparsons
Spotted by
daniel.dparsons

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 22, 2008
Submitted on Jun 11, 2012

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