Neotibicen similaris is a species of annual cicada in the genus Neotibicen. It is native to the southeastern United States. Initially, N. similaris encompassed one distinct species of Neotibicen, though Marshall and Hill described in 2017 an apparent subspecies of N. similaris native to the Apalachicola region of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The initial species described now consists the N. similaris subspecies N. similaris similaris, while the newly described variant occupies the N. similaris apalachicola subspecies. They are similar, and the most reliable means of distinguishing the subspecies is the distinctive call of N.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Similar Dog-day Cicada being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Megatibicen figuratus
- Diceroprocta biconica
- Neotibicen davisi
- Neotibicen canicularis
- Megatibicen resonans
- Neotibicen lyricen
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadidae
- Genus
- Neotibicen
- Species
- Neotibicen similaris
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo