Tettigettalna argentata photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García. 2014. Spain.
Cicada habitat in Spain:
Tettigettalna argentata photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García. 2014. Spain.
Cicada habitat in Spain:
Cicada orni photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.
Cicada orni (Ash Cicada) blend in so well with their habitat. They’re very hard to see on the bark of a tree.
Hilaphura varipes photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. Spain. 2014.
Lyristes plebejus is a cicada found in most of Europe and middle-eastern Asia. There is an ongoing debate over its genus. Some say Lyristes, and some say Tibicen. I don’t have an opinion on the matter, but most folks in Europe say Lyristes plebejus, so I’m leading with that name.
Photo of an adult Lyristes plebejus by Iván Jesus Torresano García:
Photo of a molting Lyristes plebejus by Iván Jesus Torresano García:
Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
SubTribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Lyristes or Tibicen
Species: Lyristes plebejus (Scopoli 1763) or Tibicen plebejus (Scopoli 1763)
According to iNaturalist this cicada is around between June and August. Peak in July.
View more photos of this cicada. Most photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García. There’s nearly 100.
For more information about this cicada, visit SONGS OF EUROPEAN SINGING CICADAS.
Cicada orni (Ash Cicada) is a cicada found in many European & Asian countries, including Spain, Turkey, Albania, Austria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Romania, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. It is also known as the Ash cicada.
Photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García taken in Spain.
A video by Iván Jesus Torresano García taken in Spain.:
Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cicadini
SubTribe: Cicadina
Genus: Cicada
Species: Cicada orni Linnaeus, 1758
According to iNaturalist Cicada orni is around between June and August. They peak in July.
For more information about this cicada visit SONGS OF EUROPEAN SINGING CICADAS.
Cicada orni photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García.
Euryphara contentei photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García.
Hilaphura varipes photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García.
Tibicen/Lyristes plebejus photo by Iván Jesús Torresano García
Galleries:
Tettigettalna argentata photo by Iván Jesus Torresano García
Click the images for larger versions, the species name and the name of the photographer.
Iván Jesús Torresano García send us a dozens of cicada photos from Spain, where he resides. According to Iván June is a peak time for cicadas in Spain. Cicadas common to the area are: Cicada orni, Lyristes (old Tibicen) plebejus, Tettigetta argentata, Hilapura varipes, Euryphara contentei (miniature), Tibicina tomentosa, and finally the brownish “Barbara Lusitanica Cicada”.
Galleries:
Here are some of these cicadas captured by Iván.
Cicada orni:
Cicada orni is one of the most common cicadas in Spain and all of Europe. The are incredibly well camouflaged.
Tettigettalna argentata:
Hilaphura varipes:
Euryphara contentei:
For more information of the cicadas of Spain, visit Songs of European Singing Cicadas.
Two new cicada photos by Iván Jesus Torresano García from Spain:
Iván Jesus Torresano García sent us another 44 photos of Tibicen plebejus aka Lyristes plebejus, and several YouTube videos.
Some YouTube videos:
Momento en el que finaliza de emerger Cicada 27/June/2007.
Tibicen plebejus recién cogida del parque Forestal EntrevÃas:
Tibicen plebejus recogida del parque.Emergiendo.27/June/2007
Lyristes plebejus or Tibicen plebejus?Emerging 27/June/2007.
Here’s a cicada news cast from Spain:
We have a new gallery, our first from Spain. Tibicen plebejus by Iván Jesus Torresano García. 51 photos in all.
Here’s a sample: