Cicada Mania

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 30th, part 1

Post author By Dan
Post date July 30, 2023

Enjoy the Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen gallery for July 30th, part 1.

A recently molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:

A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:

A recently molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:

A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:

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.

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Neotibicen Photos & Illustrations Teneral

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 29th

Post author By Dan
Post date July 29, 2023

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. Peewee the Chihuahua for scale.
PEEWEE

Teneral Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada spreading its wings:

A Neotibicen tibicen tibicen getting ready to lean forward, grab its old skin and pull out the rest of its body.

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Neotibicen

Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti alien head

Post author By Dan
Post date July 29, 2023

Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti aka Dark Lyric Cicada is a cicada that is distinguisable from the “Lighter” Lyric Cicada (Neotibicen lyricen lyricen) by what I call the “alien head” on its pronotum.

Once you see it, you cannot unsee it:

Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti alien head

Quoting from BugGuide:

The dark form, engelhardti, has a more eastern, northern and upland distribution (very common in and along the eastern mountains & associated plateaus/fall-line hills). Perhaps the increased pigment seen in this color form serves a thermoregulatory function associated with cooler temps and greater day-night temp differentials seen in higher altitudes and latitudes.

Neotibicen Photos & Illustrations

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 28th

Post author By Dan
Post date July 28, 2023

Adult Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. Chihuahua paw for scale.
Paw Patrol

Adult Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. On a human hand.

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Neotibicen Nymphs Photos & Illustrations

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 27th

Post author By Dan
Post date July 27, 2023

It can be difficult to tell which species of Neotibicen cicada is lurking inside the skin of a nymph. It you look close the hint of blue above the wing bud and green of the legs gives it away… this one turned out to be a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen

Neotibicen Photos & Illustrations

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 26th

Post author By Dan
Post date July 26, 2023

A Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada that crawled into spruce tree sap and molted:

I “rescued” the cicada and let it finish hardening in a butterfly pavilion so it didn’t get stuck in the sap.

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Neotibicen Photos & Illustrations Teneral

Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen – July 24th

Post author By Dan
Post date July 24, 2023

This is the July 24th edition of the Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (aka Morning or Swamp Cicada) photo series.
Take a look at July 16th edition.

Molting Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. Note the blue on the wings and green eyes.