Olympic Scrub Cicada

Diceroprocta olympusa

Classification

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Fidicini
Genus: Diceroprocta
Species: olympusa

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Diceroprocta olympusa: /daɪˈsɛrəˌprɒktə oʊˈlɪmpjʊsə/

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Summary

Diceroprocta olympusa is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae, notable for having the most extensive distribution of any cicada in Florida and is found in all Florida ecoregions except the Everglades.

Habitat

Scrub habitat, Pine flatwoods, open fields, and roadsides.

Distribution

Peninsular Florida to Mississippi and North Carolina; much less commonly reported outside of Florida.

Diet

Uses grasses as a host plant.

Life Cycle

Annual species with multiple overlapping generations.

Reproduction

UNKNOWN (thought to be 2 or 3 years with overlapping generations).