Singing-insect
Guides
Diceroprocta texana
Texas Plain Flag-Bearer
A small cicada species distributed across the south-central United States and northern Mexico. Males produce audible songs and have been observed singing from vegetation including mesquite and blazingstar. The species exhibits a pale, nearly white venter that serves as a distinguishing field mark. Activity has been documented during mid-summer months.
Neotibicen tibicen australis
Southern Dusky-winged Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen australis, the Southern Dusky-winged Cicada, is a subspecies of the annual dog day cicada group found across southern North America. Like other Neotibicen species, it spends multiple years underground as a nymph feeding on tree root sap before emerging on summer nights to molt into an adult. Males produce species-specific songs using tymbal organs to attract mates. The subspecies designation indicates geographic variation within the broader N. tibicen species complex, with 'australis' referring to its southern distribution relative to other subspecies.