Dog-day cicada
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| image = Tibicen canicularis UMFS 2.jpg
| taxon = Neotibicen canicularis
| authority = (Harris, 1841)
| synonyms = Tibicen canicularis
| range_map = Tibicen canicularis map.svg
}}
Neotibicen canicularis, commonly called the dog-day cicada, dog-day harvestfly, or heatbug, is a species of annual cicada.
Description
File:Mating Tibicen canicularis.jpg
Neotibicen canicularis is recognizable by being mostly black with green markings on its body. The body size is typically {{Convert|27-33|mm|sp=us}}; the wingspan can reach {{Convert|82|mm|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://bugguide.net/node/view/12461#names|title=Species Neotibicen canicularis - Dog-day Cicada|work=bugguide.net}} The wings are interlaced with green veins which are especially noticeable near the base. The song of N. canicularis is often described as being a loud, high-pitched whine much like a power saw cutting wood. It lasts for several seconds before fading away at the end of the noise. Its name "dog-day" refers to dog days of summer, due to these insects often being associated with hot, humid, summer days.
Geographical locations
Common habitats are mixed and deciduous woods in Canada and the Central and Eastern United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.firedrummarketing.com/public_message_view.jsp?c=00000650&i=7|title=Insects We See and Hear in the Summer Months}} Geographic range includes The Great Plains of Canada and the United States, the Midwestern United States, The Great Lakes region, and New England.
Gallery
File:Dogday Cicada.JPG|Close-up of face showing ocelli
File:Allison14Sep2022copy.tif|Pinned N. canicularis from central Georgia, US
File:Annual cicada pupating 2024-08-12 No 1.jpg|N. canicularis cicada moulting
File:Annual cicada pupating 2024-08-12 No 2.jpg|N. canicularis cicada moulting
File:Annual cicada pupating 2024-08-12 No 3.jpg|N. canicularis cicada moulting
References
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Category:Hemiptera of North America
Category:Insects described in 1841
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