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Scissors Grinder Cicada

Tibicen pruinosus

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Habitat:

urban backyard

Notes:

also called Green Annual Cicada, Dog Day Cicada, & Harvestfly

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds 11 years ago
"Scissors Grinder Cicada"
Tibicen pruinosus Species Tibicen pruinosus - Scissor(s) Grinder - BugGuide.Net


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AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID Bill Reynolds, I'd never heard of the scissors grinder cicada before!

Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds 11 years ago

Compare all three similar species in your area.

pruinosus - http://bugguide.net/node/view/6967
linnei - http://bugguide.net/node/view/32143
canicularis - http://bugguide.net/node/view/12461

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AnnaWhipkey
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AnnaWhipkey

Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Spotted on Aug 14, 2011
Submitted on Aug 15, 2011

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