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Linne's Cicada

Tibicen linnei

Description:

Tibicen cicadas are marked on the head with black, brown, and green. They hold their hyaline wings roof-like over their backs, and the wings are much longer than the abdomen. Also, the front wings are much longer than the hind wings, about twice as long in fact. A key trait of Tibicen linnei is the sharp turn that the costa of the front wing makes. The costa is the thickened front edge of the wing, which in Tibicen linnei is broad and green, especially on the basal half Tibicen linnei is common across much of eastern North America, from northern states like Minnesota to southern states like Florida.

Habitat:

This one was photographed on the outside of the screen door to my home, which is located near a southern deciduous forest (oaks, hickory, sweet gum, dogwood, and hackberry) with a small stream and pond.

Notes:

This spotting was confirmed by Bill Reynolds on BugGuide.net. The reference is the link to the sighting on BugGuide.

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KenCheeks
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KenCheeks

South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Sep 1, 2014
Submitted on Dec 26, 2014

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