I'd always thought that the squat and frog-eyed emerald case (line 238) had been a cicada's  but the empty hulk was found in cold March, on the day Hazel died. This suggested to me  that this insect had recently emerged from it: is it possible?

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I doubt it.  The "case" would have lasted from the previous year, which I think is possible.

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