Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

Description:

Brown,1 in.

Habitat:

Dirt and sand

Notes:

Gross

1 Species ID Suggestions

ForestDragon 10 years ago

Annual Cicada Molt (skin)

Tibicen sp. Unidentified Tibicen Casts/Molts & Nymphs - BugGuide.Net

3 Comments

molly.skillman 9 years ago

Thanks

ForestDragon 10 years ago

You are correct. This is what's left from when a cicada has gone from nymph to adult. It is not Schistocerca gregaria, which is a type of grasshopper.

molly.skillman 10 years ago

I think it's a cicada but I can't be sure

Spotted by
molly.skillman

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 14, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012