Superb Dog-day Cicada
Neotibicen superbus
Insecta
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 3-5 years
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Temperate forest
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Flight
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The superb dog-day cicada is the greenest cicada in its genus, with reduced black patterning and a soft buzz that crescendos like a dog-day dream. Despite its vibrant green hue, this cicada is a master of camouflage, blending seamlessly into its leafy surroundings.
Life cycle
- 1.eggA small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
- 2.juvenileAn immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
- 3.subadultA near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
- 4.adultFully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadidae
- Genus
- Neotibicen
- Species
- Neotibicen superbus