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Cicadaswhat’s that bug?
Dear Bugman,
I live in Costa Rica near Lake Arenal. We have a common cicada there that makes a noise like a high pitched jet engine scream. It is so incredibly loud, if you have it in your house you have to find it or you will not sleep. I have the photo attached to this e-mail. Do you know the common and scientific name? I have web site that is a guide to the area that I live in. It has several photo galleries. One of them is a bug gallery and I am trying to find the name of the bugs in the gallery.
http://www.sabalito.com/Photos/Bugs_Gallery.htm
If you like bugs you would like this place. They are everywhere. Thank you very much,
Augustinus Linssen
Hi Augustinus,
What a beautiful Cicada, sadly, we don’t know what it is. Perhaps someone will write in with an identification.
Update (07/17/2006)
I looked in several books and catalogues here at the Field Museum and I believe I found your cicada with 98% certainty. The illustration was in black and white but the wing pattern body shape, and size were definite matches. Later in the week I can go through the collections –time permitting– and perhaps find a collected specimen. Common name: spotted cicada Taxon: Zamamara smaragdina
David Mendez
Field Museum
Chicago, IL
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