Bug FAQCassin's 13-Year Cicada
Magicicada tredecassini · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Cicadidae
Also called: 13-year cicada, Southern Black Periodical Cicada
Cassin's 13-Year Cicada lives about thirteen years from egg to natural adult death, though the cycle can be as short as nine years or as long as seventeen years. It is found only in the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It looks the same as the 17-year periodical cicada Magicicada cassini, differing only in its 13-year cycle.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species is endemic to the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
The cycle can vary between nine and seventeen years.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is limited to the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Cicadidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magicicada_tredecassini
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