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Sofonisba Questa, NM(Zone 5b) Aug 10, 2006

I found this guy on my tree this morning. Pretty, eh? Can anyone id the genus and all that?

sofie

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Sofonisba Questa, NM(Zone 5b) Aug 10, 2006

Here's another shot of him.

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Sofonisba Questa, NM(Zone 5b) Aug 10, 2006

Here's one of the empty shells all over the tree.

sofie

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TomH3787 Raleigh, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 11, 2006

It looks like one of the annual or "dog-day" cicadas (genus Tibicen I think?). Hope someone else can help.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Aug 11, 2006

It looks very like the Dog-day Cicada (Tibicen canicularis) http://bugguide.net/node/view/12416/bgimage

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Sofonisba Questa, NM(Zone 5b) Aug 11, 2006

thank you!

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Sofonisba Questa, NM(Zone 5b) Aug 11, 2006

I added the pic to the bug files. Please check it and correct any mistakes. Thanks so much!

sofie

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