Unidentified cicadas and their shedded skin

Cicada nymphs moult one final time and emerge as adults. They commonly spend 6-7 years underground before climbing a tree and shedding their skin. Summer, Jindabyne region, NSW, Australia.

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I love crazy-looking insects, would love to know this species' name. Posted 11 years ago

GoWild

Katipo Spider

Me too, but no luck so far Posted 11 years ago

morpheme

Lion

They are cicadas of some sort - but there a *a lot* of different types, so figuring out exactly which one might be difficult Posted 11 years ago

GoWild

Katipo Spider

There's a great page here on cicadas of Eastern Australia, but alas no luck in spotting this one of 200 or so Aussie species... Posted 11 years ago

morpheme

Lion

I've heard that identifying cicadas may actually be easier by their song than by their appearance.. but I know I would have a really hard time remembering without a recording Posted 11 years ago

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By GoWild

Uploaded Jun 19, 2014. Captured Dec 30, 2010 21:52 in Wainui Road, Buckenderra NSW 2630, Australia.

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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.