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July 23, 2023

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 23rd, part 1

Filed under: Molting | Neotibicen | Photos & Illustrations | Teneral — Tags: — Dan @ 7:43 pm

Enjoy the Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen gallery for July 23rd, part 1.

A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
July 23 (small) 1

Two recently molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. Male in the foreground, Female in the background.
July 23 (small) 2

A fully sclerotized female Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
July 23 (small) 3

A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
July 23 (small) 4

A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. I don’t know how it got around that spruce sap!
July 23 (small) 5

July 23 (small) 6

A molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
July 23 (small) 7

A molting Female Neotibicen tibicen tibicen:
July 23 (small) 8

SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.

July 22, 2023

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 22nd

Filed under: Neotibicen | Photos & Illustrations | Teneral — Tags: — Dan @ 7:44 pm

This is the July 22nd edition of the summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen photo series.
Take a look at July 16th edition.

Trivia: an older name of this cicada was Tibicen chloromera. Chloromera means green thighs.

Note the green thighs of these molting (formerly known as) chloromera:
July 22nd Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

July 22nd Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.

July 16, 2023

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 16th

Filed under: Neotibicen | Photos & Illustrations | Teneral — Tags: — Dan @ 7:09 pm

In my town, Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicadas, commonly know as Morning Cicadas (because they sing in the morning) or Swamp Cicadas (not a good name because they live in a variety of habitats), are the dominant annual cicada species. Each summer they emerge in good numbers and molt on spruce trees, where I observe and photograph them. Each year is different, but usually they arrive the first week of July and continue to emerge until the second or third week of August.

This post will be one of many featuring night and some daytime photo, with one or two posts devoted to a single day.

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. Note the blue color of the wings and green eyes:
July 16th Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

One of the more interesting aspects of their transformation is when their head separates from the rest of the body so it can widen, and then is pulled back onto the rest of the body.

A different Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. Note the blue color of the wings, green eyes and green legs:
July 16th Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.

April 4, 2020

Photos of teneral Megatibicen dorsatus by Greg Holmes

Megatibicen dorsatus is arguably the most beautiful cicada in the United States. Even it its teneral (meaning soft) form right after molting, in is visually impressive.

These three photos were taken by Greg Holmes of a Megatibicen dorsatus in its post-molting, teneral state.

M. dorsatus; teneral; copyright Greg Holmes

M. dorsatus; teneral; copyright Greg Holmes

M. dorsatus; teneral; copyright Greg Holmes

March 29, 2020

Core Arboretum – Brood V Magicicada from Morgantown, WV (2016)

Filed under: Brood V | Eggs | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 11:02 am

This is a gallery of Magicicadas taken at West Virginia University’s Core Arboretum from the 2013 Brood V emergence.

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Visit Gallery #2 from more photos From the Core Arboretum, Morgantown, and Brood V.

Magicicada cassini next to camera lens:
Magicicada cassini next to camera lens

Magicicada cassini eggs:
Magicicada cassini eggs

Magicicada adult hanging on leaf:
Magicicada adult hanging on leaf

Female with exposed ovipositor:
Female with exposed ovipositor

Cicada Exit Holes:
Cicada Exit Holes

Female Magicicada septendecula abdomen:
Female Magicicada septendecula abdomen

Female Magicicada septendecula:
Female Magicicada septendecula

Female Magicicada with exposed ovipositor:
Female Magicicada with exposed ovipositor

Cicada Exit Holes:
Cicada Exit Holes

Beige eyed Magicicada:
Beige eyed Magicicada 2

A palmful of exuvia:
A palmful of exuvia

Visit Gallery #2 from more photos From the Core Arboretum, Morgantown, and Brood V.

More from Brood V:

Cicadas on leaves & trees – Brood V Magicicada from Morgantown, WV (2016)

Filed under: Brood V | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 10:51 am

This is a gallery of Magicicadas on leaves & trees from West Virginia University’s Core Arboretum from the 2013 Brood V emergence.

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Magicicada head:
Magicicada head

Magicicada exuvia on an oak leaf:
Magicicada exuvia on an oak leaf

Magicicada exuvia on an oak leaf:
Magicicada exuvia on an oak leaf

Magicicada dorsal view:
Magicicada dorsal view

Magicicada cassini in Morgantown VA:
 Magicicada cassini in Morgantown VA

Magicicada adult:
 Magicicada adult

Magicicada adult:
 Magicicada adult

Magicicada adult:
 Magicicada adult

Magicicada adults:
Five Magicicada adults

Cicada Peekaboo:
Cicada Peekaboo scaled

Aggregation of cassini adults on tree trunk:
 Aggregation of cassini adults on tree trunk

Aggregation of cassini adults on tree trunk:
 Aggregation of cassini adults on tree trunk

More from Brood V:

Brood V Magicicada from Morgantown, WV (2016)

Filed under: Brood V | Magicicada | Mating | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 10:27 am

These are photos of Magicicada from the Brood V emergence in Morgantown, WV in 2016.

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Magicicada cassini on WVU campus
Magicicada cassini on WVU campus

Magicicada exuvia hanging from leaves
Magicicada exuvia hanging from leaves

Brood V Magicicada nymph
Brood V Magicicada nymph

Brood V Magicicada nymph
Brood V Magicicada nymph
Brood V Magicicada adult

Brood V Magicicada mating
Brood V Magicicada mating

Brood V Magicicada mating
Brood V Magicicada mating

Brood V Magicicada molting
Brood V Magicicada molting

Brood V Magicicada molting
Brood V Magicicada molting

Brood V Magicicada molting
Brood V Magicicada molting

Brood V Magicicada molting
Brood V Magicicada molting

Brood V Magicicada molting
Brood V Magicicada molting

Brood V Magicicada molting
Brood V Magicicada molting

Magicicada with mustard eyes
Magicicada with mustard eyes

More from Brood V:

Molting & Molted cicadas – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Molting | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 10:14 am

This is a series of molting and recently molted teneral (soft) cicadas from the 2013 Brood II Magicicada emergence in Metuchen, NJ.

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A teneral Magicicada septendecim in Metuchen, NJ
A teneral Magicicada septendecim in Metuchen NJ

A tisket, a tasket, cicadas on a basket
A tisket a tasket cicadas on a basket

Molting Magicicada in Metuchen, NJ
Ecdysis Magicicada Metuchen NJ

Magicicada emergence in Metuchen, NJ
Magicicada Emergence Metuchen NJ

Magicicada exuvia Metuchen, NJ
Magicicada Exuvia Metuchen NJ

Magicicada nymph and teneral adult on an owl
Magicicada nymph and teneral adult on an owl

Magicicada molting in Metuchen, NJ
Magicicada undergoing ecdysis Metuchen NJ

Magicicadas in various stages in Metuchen, NJ
Magicicadas in various stages in Metuchen NJ

Nymph crawling on Magicicada molting in Metuchen, NJ
Nymph crawling on Magicicada undergoing ecdysis in Metuchen NJ

Teneral Magicicada cassini in Metuchen, NJ
Teneral Magicicada cassini in Metuchen NJ

Teneral Magicicada in Metuchen, NJ
Teneral Magicicada Metuchen NJ

Teneral Magicicada in Metuchen, NJ
Teneral Magicicada Metuchen NJ

Teneral Magicicada septendecim in Metuchen NJ
Teneral Magicicada septendecim in Metuchen NJ

Teneral Magicicadas on a spruce tree
Teneral Magicicadas on a pine tree

Teneral male Magicicada in Metuchen, NJ
Teneral Male Magicicada Metuchen NJ

Two male Magicicada cicadas
Two Male Magicicada

Two teneral male Magicicadas Metuchen, NJ
Two Teneral Male Magicicadas Metuchen NJ

White teneral Magicicada in Metuchen yes they are white when they emerge
White teneral Magicicada in Metuchen yes they are white when they emerge

Other galleries in this series:

Dead Specimens – Brood II Magicicada from Middlesex County, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Massospora | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: , — Dan @ 10:03 am

Photos of dead specimens from the Brood II Magicicada emergence in Middlesex County, NJ, in 2013.

Brood II Magicada collection from 2013:
Brood II Magicada collection from 2013 2

Brood II Magicada collection from 2013:
Brood II Magicada collection from 2013 2

Comparison of Male and Female Magicicada genitalia:
Comparison of Male and Female Magicicada

Magicicada septendecula female abdomen:
Magicicada septendecula female abdomen

Magicicada septendecim hind wing:
Magicicada septendecim hind wing

Male Magicicada septendecim infected with Massospora cicadina fungus:
Male Magicicada septendecim infected with Massospora cicadina fungus

Live Specimens – Brood II Magicicada from Middlesex County, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: , — Dan @ 9:54 am

These are photos of live cicada specimens from the 2013 Brood II emergence in Middlesex County, NJ.

Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:
Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ.

Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ. Abdomen.
Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ. Abdomen

Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:
Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ

Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:
Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ

Male Magicicada Metuchen NJ:
Male Magicicada Metuchen NJ

Female Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:
Female Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ

Male M. septendecim Metuchen NJ:
Male M_ septendecim Metuchen NJ

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