Clidophleps vagans Davis, 1925.
Song type: Call
Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: C. vagans
Name, Location and Description
- Cicada Name: Clidophleps vagans Davis, 1925
- Short Name: C. vagans
- Where it is found: AZ, CA, NV
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Colors: creamy orange & black.
- Eye Color: creamy orange
- Pronotal Collar Color: creamy orange
- Identification: iNaturalist
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Song: Insect Singers
Classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genus: Clidophleps
Species: Clidophleps vagans Davis, 1925
List of sources
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Notes:
- Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.
One reply on “Clidophleps vagans Davis, 1925”
In 2013, my son and I experienced this brood of cicada as we were traveling the back roads near Aurora, NV and elsewhere along the way during that week. We awoke from our camp that morning inundated with the buzz of these amazing creatures. We spent the better part of an hour studying them and then daring each other to pluck one off of a tree branch and eat it live. Neither he or myself took the challenge but we had lots of fun with it.