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Cicada?

13 years ago

so these bugs appeared yesterday. lots of them. i know were supposed to have swarms of cicadas this summer, are these cicadas? they are very big and rainbow-colored, and stupid. they keep flying into the netting and getting stuck or bouncing off and flying into it again o>_o>
they have scared me indoors....

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
13 years ago
I cannot open 'tinypic ' attachments on my Kindle, so can't view your picture. However, I would never describe cicadas as rainbow colored. You might be more specific. Also, if you Google 'cicada' images, you should be able to determine if these large insects are cicadas.....or not!
saccharum
13 years ago
I can definitely say that your picture is not of a cicada. It appears to be a beetle. Not the best angle to do ID from, but my best guess based on the shape, visible features, and the rasta color scheme would be the green June beetle, Cotinis nitida.
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