Davis' Southeastern Dog-day Cicada

Tibicen davisi

Habitat:

Loblolly pine, red oak, tulip poplar, sasafrass forest

Notes:

Found this specimen dead in a flowerpot. Cleaned off the white (fungus?) to get a better look at the colors.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Bill Reynolds 11 years ago

"Dusk Singing Cicada"

Tibicen auletes Species Tibicen auletes - Northern Dusk Singing Cicada - BugGuide.Net

1 Comment

Bill Reynolds 11 years ago

Nice series of pic's!!
Your cicada is actually T. auletes the largest eastern cicada species.
KEY CHARACTER: T. auletes is heavily dusted with white wax, a.k.a. "pruinosity", as seen here in your pic's.

Tibicen davisi (http://bugguide.net/node/view/30367) is usually less than 2 inches in total length incl. wings. In contrast, T. auletes is ~3 inches or more in length incl. wings.

Spotted by
Meghan P.

Chester, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 18, 2012
Submitted on Aug 18, 2012