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ngerlach.bsky.social
I didn’t sleep well, so this morning has been pretty rough, but it was improved by this lovely little friend I found on the street. (Hieroglyphic cicada; Neocicada hieroglyphica) The blue-green was even more vivid in real life!
A cicada sits on an asphalt roadway, although it’s small enough and zoomed in enough that the asphalt looks like a field of stones. (The body length, not counting the wings, would have fit on the first joint of my thumb, much smaller than the other annual cicadas found around here.) The cicada looks like bronze that’s started to oxidize; its abdomen is bronze, but its head and thorax are mottled bronze and black and blue-green. Its legs and wing veins are also green, although not as vivid as the body. There are some black markings on the otherwise clear wings.
May 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
cicadamania.bsky.social
Neocicada hieroglyphica aka Hieroglyphic Cicadas are out now throughout their range -- typically pine tree dense -- areas of North America. More info www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/neoc...
June 24, 2026 at 12:29 PM
cicadamania.bsky.social
Cicada of the Day: Neocicada hieroglyphica aka Hieroglyphic Cicada
www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/neoc...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
June 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
jansonjones.bsky.social
'Tis the season! Neocicada hieroglyphica, the Hieroglyphic cicada; Putnam county, Florida (24 May 2024). More eco-photography at floridensis.com. #neocicadahieroglyphica #neocicada
May 31, 2024 at 2:23 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Soon, the #SummerSong will return. 🙏

Hieroglyphic Cicada, Neocicada hieroglyphica.

#MacroPhotography
#insects
#Cicadas
#SKREEEEE
A photo of the front of a brown and black cicada which is resting on a white surface. The cicada has large glossy black eyes. Three small translucent ocelli, primitive eyes, are in an inverted triangular pattern in the center of it's face. The cicada is light brown with black markings and is covered in fine tan hairs.
April 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Hieroglyphic #Cicada, #Neocicada hieroglyphica.

June 2024

9 image focus stack.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#MemoriesOfWarmerDays
#insects
#invertebrates
#SummerSong
A photo of the front part of a brown cicada resting on white painted wood. large dark glossy globular eyes are at the ends of the cicada's inverted triangular head. Three small red ocelli (primitive eyes) are in the center of the head. The cicada is a rich reddish brown with black patterning. Tiny glossy hairs cover the insect
March 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Things that bring me #joy. Taking photos of #Cicadas (and hearing their songs) brings me joy. This is the Hieroglyphic Cicada, #Neocicada hieroglyphica from 2020.

#MacroPhotography
#Insects
#Hemiptera
#inverts
#MemoriesOfWarmerDays
A photo of the front of a brown and black cicada. The cicada has large black glossy eyes on the sides of its inverted triangular head which is brown on the edges and black in the center which in the center are 3 small red oceli, primitive eyes, also in an inverted triangular pattern. The cicada's left leg is raised towards the camera as if asking for a dance.
February 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Some Summer #Cicada #Cute to soften the cold dark of winter.

Hieroglyphic Cicada, #Neocicada hieroglyphica.

#MacroPhotography
A photo of the face of a brown and orange colored cicada. Its head is orange with mottled darker brown markings. 3 red ocelli, primitive eyes, form an inverted triangle in the center of its head. Large, dark, shiny, almost anime cute eyes are on the outer sides of the cicada's head.
January 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
#Summer in South #Georgia means #Cicadas, while we missed out on the great periodic cicada emergence this year, I did have a few of the locals visit! More details in #AltText

All taken with a #Fujifilm X-S10 and #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#BestOfLux2024
#MacroPhotography
#Hemiptera
#Insects
#Inverts
A photo looking angled down at the front portion of a brown Hieroglyphic Cicada ( Neocicada hieroglyphica ) resting on a light blue wooden surface. The cicada's main eyes are black and are on the sides of the triangular face. Three small ocelli, eye like organs are in the middle of the face in an inverted triangular pattern. The pronotum, the area just behind the cicada's head is marked with black and rusty orange markings. A photo of the side of the head of a type of Dog Day Cicada, genus Neotibicen (Not sure which species) The area behind the eyes is a dark tan color, with darker brown stretching back behind it. The eyes are grayish brown, and the underside of the cicada is white. A photo of the front of a Northern Dusk Singing Cicada, Megatibicen grossa, resting on a wooden surface. This is the largest cicada in the eastern US. The cicada has a bottled brown and black appearance, and is covered in many fine white hairs. The red ocelli, small eye-like organs form an inverted triangle in the center of the broad inverted triangular face. The main eyes located on the sides of the head are gray mottled with black spots. A photo of the side of a Dog Day Cicada (genus Neotibicen) that is resting on a light blue wooden surface. The cicada's body is colored shades brown on the upper surface and white underneath. The large wings have a green lower leading edge and are transparent, showing the thick abdomen behind
December 21, 2024 at 9:13 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Here's a few of my (many) favorite #macro photos for the last day of this #Invertefest.
1. Gulf Fritilary #butterfly, Agraulis vanillae
2. Tropical Orbweaver, Eriophora ravilla
3. A cicada in genus Neocicada
4 A mantis in genus Stagmomantis.

#macrophotography
An orange butterfly spotted with silvery white markings viewed from the front as it rests on some tiny white flowers. A chonky brown spider hanging in her web. Her rust brown legs, covered in spine like hairs are held close to her body. Her eyes, small and red peer out from beneath a large abdomen that looks rather like a ritz cracker. A photo of the front of a brown cicada with large, dark eyes as it rests on a light colored surface. The front of a tan praying mantis, it's raptorial arms held at the ready, it's triangular head, with large brownish purple eyes tilted slightly towards the camera
August 31, 2024 at 1:07 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Oh thank you! 😻. We get some weird colors on a variety of things here, like this brown version of Neocicada hieroglyphica (I have seen the green too)
The top of a brown cicada with darker brown stripe-like markings on the pronotum
July 3, 2024 at 12:38 AM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Yeah I have seen the green ones infrequently, but for some reason the ones I see the most often are these brown ones. I cannot find anything on the net to explain the difference and some of the brown ones on bugguide are some of my old sightings 😂 bugguide.net/node/view/1830907
Unknown Cicada - Neocicada hieroglyphica
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June 7, 2024 at 8:21 AM
luxomancer.bsky.social
This adorable Hieroglyphic #Cicada, Neocicada #hieroglyphica visited me last night.😻

#Macrophotography
#Insect(s
#Invert(s

Attn: @sockynoob.bsky.social This one was attracted to the front porch light which is just a single LED bulb, not the black light, and it was found around 3AM.
The face of a cicada with patterned brown and black stripes on it's face and large dark eyes. The top of the cicada showing the patterns on it's pro and mesonotum and it's long lacy wings. The side of the cicada.
June 6, 2024 at 10:35 PM
mossworm.bsky.social
I think they are a Hieroglyphic Cicada light morph, Neocicada hieroglyphica johannis
The same cicada viewer from above is grey and peach in color and perching on my hand
June 25, 2026 at 9:51 PM