8.31.2009

Supersize Me

Let's see...make that one regular and one extra-large...

 
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Anyone know of a site with a key to cicada exuviae?
Posted by at 7:17 PM
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jason said...

I think you're going to find it difficult to ID them by the exuviae. Some limited keys exist (I found one for eight species in Brazil), but most of what I can find says it's usually difficult to pin down a genus that way, let alone a full species. I suppose it would be easier if you lived in a place that had very few cicada species to begin with. But then that wouldn't be very much fun...

9/01/2009 9:25 AM
Ellen Rathbone said...

Could it be a male and a female, hence the size difference?

9/02/2009 10:45 AM
swamp4me said...

jason,
You're probably right. I usually ID cicadas by song rather than appearance -- don't guess that helps in this case ;)

Ellen,
I don't believe these two are the same species, but I'll check that out.

9/03/2009 6:43 AM

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