Dog-day cicada
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadidae |
Genus: | Neotibicen |
Species: | N. canicularis
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Binomial name | |
Neotibicen canicularis (Harris, 1841)
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Synonyms | |
Tibicen canicularis |
Neotibicen canicularis (commonly called the dog-day cicada, dog-day harvestfly, or heatbug) is a species of annual cicada.
Description
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Neotibicen canicularis is recognizable by being mostly black with green markings on its body. The body size is typically 27–33 millimeters (1.1–1.3 in); the wingspan can reach 82 mm (3.2 in).[1] The wings are interlaced with green veins which are especially noticeable near the base.[1] The song of N. canicularis is often described as being a loud, high-pitched whine much like a power saw cutting wood. It lasts for several seconds before fading away at the end of the noise. Its name "dog-day" refers to dog days of summer, due to these insects often being associated with hot, humid, summer days.
Geographical locations
[edit]Common habitats are mixed and deciduous woods in Canada and the Central and Eastern United States.[2] Geographic range includes The Great Plains of Canada and the United States, the Midwestern United States, The Great Lakes region, and New England.
Gallery
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Close-up of face showing ocelli
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Pinned N. canicularis from central Georgia, US
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Neotibicen cicada moulting
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Neotibicen cicada moulting
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Neotibicen cicada moulting
References
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