Swamp Cicada

Neotibicen tibicen

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Neotibicen tibicen also called the swamp cicada or morning cicada, is a medium-sized, dark-bodied annual cicada widespread across much of the eastern and central United States. This species sings particularly in the morning, hence its common name morning cicada. It used to be widely known as Tibicen chloromerus, but in 2005 the name was changed to Tibicen tibicen because the species was determined to have been described first under this specific epithet. Likewise, the name of...

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