Diceroprocta apache

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Diceroprocta apache
Common Name: Apache cicada
Animal Guild: Insect
Class > Order > Family: Insecta > Hemiptera > Cicadidae
Where is the species found?
States & Provinces
AZ
Which phenophases should I observe?
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Activity Adults
One or more adults are seen or heard moving about or at rest.
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Adults feeding
One or more adults are seen feeding. If possible, record the name of the species or substance being eaten or describe it in the comments field. For Diceroprocta apache, an adult is feeding when its piercing, sucking mouthparts are inserted in a plant.

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Reproduction Courtship calling
Courtship sounds produced by an adult are heard. For Diceroprocta apache, these are loud buzzing sounds.

What is the intensity of calling?

  • Single calls: There is space between calls and individuals can be counted.
  • Overlapping calls: Calls of individuals can be distinguished but there is some overlapping of calls.
  • Full chorus: Calls are constant and overlapping.
Mating
A male and female are seen coupled in a mating position, usually with the male on top of the female.

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Recent egg laying
A female is seen depositing eggs, or evidence of recent egg laying is seen on a plant or other surface. If possible, record the name of the plant or describe it in the comments field. For Diceroprocta apache, females lay their eggs inside a slit they have cut in the bark of a twig or branch, after which the branch above the cut typically begins to die.

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Development Nymphs
One or more nymphs are seen moving about or at rest. For Diceroprocta apache, nymphs are similar in shape to adults, but they are brown in color and their wings are absent. They are often seen climbing trees or other structures after emerging from the ground.

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Cast-off skins
One or more cast-off skins or exoskeletons shed during transformation from nymph to adult are seen. These may be difficult to identify to species level.

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Dead adults
One or more dead adults are seen.

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Dead nymphs
One or more dead nymphs are seen.

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Method Individuals in a trap
One or more individuals are seen caught in a trap.

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What do these phenophases look like?

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