Bug FAQNeotredecim Periodical Cicada
Magicicada neotredecim · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Cicadidae
Magicicada neotredecim has reddish eyes, wing veins, a black dorsal thorax, and broad orange stripes on its abdomen. It emerges in a narrow band from southern Indiana to northwest Arkansas, where four 13-year periodical cicada species coexist. Its median life cycle is about thirteen years, but individuals may develop in as few as nine or as many as seventeen years.
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How to recognize it
Like other Magicicada, it has reddish eyes, wing veins and a black dorsal thorax. Both sexes show broad orange stripes on the abdomen.
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Life cycle
Some individuals may complete their cycle in as few as nine years or as many as seventeen years.
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Lookalikes
It is very similar to Magicicada tredecim, differing only slightly. Together with M. tredecim and M. septendecim, it is grouped as a “decim periodical cicada.”
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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More photos
Same family (Cicadidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magicicada_neotredecim
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