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Guides

• Magicicada neotredecim

  Neotredecim Periodical Cicada

  Magicicada neotredecim is a 13-year periodical cicada discovered in 1998 and formally described in 2000, making it the most recently described species in the genus. It was identified when scientists detected a bimodal split in male calling song frequencies during the Brood XIX emergence, revealing two sympatric species where only one had been recognized. The species is most closely related to the 17-year Magicicada septendecim, sharing similar abdominal coloration and song characteristics, differing primarily in life cycle length.

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• Magicicada tredecassini

  Cassin's 13-Year Cicada, tredecassini periodical cicada

  Magicicada tredecassini is a 13-year periodical cicada endemic to the United States. It is morphologically indistinguishable from the 17-year species Magicicada cassini, and the two are collectively referred to as 'cassini-type' or 'cassini periodical cicadas.' Males of this species exhibit distinctive synchronized courting behavior, with tens of thousands singing and flying in unison. It is one of four species comprising Brood XIX, the largest 13-year brood by geographic extent.

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• Magicicada tredecim

  Riley's 13-Year Cicada

  Magicicada tredecim is a 13-year periodical cicada native to the southeastern and midwestern United States. It is one of four species comprising the 13-year broods, with which it emerges in synchronized mass emergences numbering up to 1.5 million individuals per acre. The species is distinguished from its close relative M. neotredecim by differences in male song pitch, female song pitch preferences, abdomen coloration, and mitochondrial DNA. Adults are characterized by reddish eyes, black dorsal thorax, and light orange or caramel-colored abdominal underside lacking dark bands. Nymphs feed on xylem sap of tree roots underground for 13 years before emerging to molt, mate, and die within four to six weeks.

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• Magicicada tredecula

  Little 13-Year Cicada

  Magicicada tredecula is a periodical cicada endemic to the United States that emerges every thirteen years as part of synchronized broods. It is one of four species comprising Brood XIX, the Great Southern Brood, and is typically the least common among the 13-year Magicicada species in most areas where it occurs. Adults are active for four to six weeks, during which they mate and females lay eggs in tree branches before dying.

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• Neotibicen canicularis

  dog-day cicada, dog-day harvestfly, heatbug, Northern Dog-day Cicada

  Neotibicen canicularis is an annual cicada species found across much of North America, commonly known as the dog-day cicada or dog-day harvestfly. Unlike periodical cicadas that emerge in synchronized broods every 13 or 17 years, this species appears every summer, though individuals require several years to develop underground. Adults are active during the hot midsummer period traditionally called the "dog days." The species has been documented as a host for multiple flesh fly parasitoids in the family Sarcophagidae, including several first-record associations.

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