Dog Day Cicada (Tibicen canicularis)

Order: Homoptera (ho-MOP-ter-a) (Info) Family: Cicadidae Genus: Tibicen Species: canicularis Profile: No positives 1 neutral No negatives Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Toney, Alabama Marion, Arkansas Cary, Illinois Rossville, Indiana Ewing, Kentucky Spring Park, Minnesota Buffalo, New York Mahopac, New York Bucyrus, Ohio Glouster, Ohio Pascoag, Rhode Island Leesburg, Virginia Onancock, Virginia Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Neutral pford1854 On Jul 25, 2007, pford1854 from Marion, AR (Zone 7b) wrote: The Tibicen is the genus of annual cicada most people are familiar with. [HYPERLINK@www.cicadamania.com] They emerge every summer. They do not emerge in broods. They emerge in small numbers (small relative to periodical cicadas). They are timid and elusive compared to periodical cicadas. Most are physically larger than periodical cicadas. They are well camouflaged: their colors and patterns of colors help to hide them in their surroundings. They look like little military vehicles, IMHO. Colloquial names for Tibicens: August Dry Birds, Dog Day cicadas, Harvest Flies, Jar Flies, Bush Cicada (Tibicen dorsata)

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