Bug FAQSuperb Dog-day Cicada
Neotibicen superbus · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Cicadidae
Also called: Superb Green Cicada, Superb Scissor-Grinder
The superb dog-day cicada is the greenest member of its genus and has less black patterning than most relatives. Its song is a soft buzz that builds to a crescendo. It belongs to the cicada family Cicadidae.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It shows reduced black patterning compared with most other Neotibicen species.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Its song is a soft buzz that rises to a crescendo.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Neotibicen superbus is a cicada species in the family Cicadidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Cicadidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neotibicen_superbus
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
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