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Can you identify this cicada from Bucharest, Romania?
These photos were taken by Tudor Sava. I’ve cropped them so you can get a closer view.
Since the cicada is in the process of molting/has just molted, it doesn’t have its final adult colors yet. There’s a good chance some of the brown, green, and red/orange colors will be
Cicada Safari App Frequently Asked Questions:
Gene Kritsky working with the Center for IT Engagement at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati.
Probably Gene Kritsky and the Center for IT Engagement is your best route. Be polite. The app has 250,000 users and only a handful of people to approve cicada sightings.
Gene is the Charles Lester Marlatt of the 21st century. Gene is a periodical cicada expert, researcher & professor. Buy his latest book, Periodical Cicadas: The Brood X Edition, now.
Choose wisely: Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
As of June 1st 2021, over 250,000 people have downloaded the app.
Yes, you can! See a map of sightings from the Cicada Safari app.
Of course the app has a website. Here’s the website.
Judging by screenshots of the app, it looks like you can 1) identify cicadas, 2) take a photo and share it, 3) map the location where you found it, 4) compete with other cicada scientists for the most cicadas found. Looks that way at least. The app lets you submit cicadas photos of any species.
Try the iNaturalist apps.
Not that I know of, but you can always ask Gene Kritsky. Feel free to leave a comment on this website or the Facebook Cicada Discussion Group.
Cicada Mania is not affiliated with the Cicada Safari app. Cicada Mania is not paid to endorse or promote it. We promote it because we like it.
Can you identify this cicada from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia? The photo was taken by photographer Karim Madoya.
Update: here’s what it is: Cryptotympana aquila.
Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
SubTribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Cryptotympana
Species: Cryptotympana aquila (Walker, 1850)
Today I took a fresh look at the 3301 Cicada image. In the past I thought it was a composition of multiple cicadas — and it still might be — but I now think it’s primarily a Distantalna splendida formerly Tosena splendida, a cicada found in southern Asia (China, India, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, etc.). Distortions caused by embossing — or whatever filters they used — make identifying the cicada difficult.
Here’s my comparison of the wings.
I will probably do a comparison of the body and head at some point.
Here’s a photo of this Splendid cicada:
Specimens vary in appearance (size, wing patterns) from individual to individual — they all look similar, but they’re not exact matches. The process of spreading a specimen’s wings and preserving it can also alter its appearance, and introduce unnatural changes to the insect’s morphology.
Distantalna splendida are easy to find on eBay or taxidermy shops if you’re interested, although they’re often mislabeled using their former name Tosena splendida, or something totally different.
Bonus:
Here’s an illustration from A Monograph of Oriental Cicadas by W. L. Distant. 1889-1892. Read it on the Biodiversity Heritage Library website:
More information about 3301: Cicada 3301 – solution.
If you’re writing an article about the coming emergence of the 17-year periodical cicadas, please use the correct genus & species of cicadas.
The genus of all 17-year cicadas is Magicicada, and they are never green. The three species of 17-year cicadas are Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini, and Magicicada septendecula. They’re all black with orange wings and legs and red eyes (some exceptions, but they’re never green). The four species of 13-year cicadas are Magicicada neotredecim, Magicicada tredecim, Magicicada tredecassini and Magicicada tredecula (also never green). More information about these species.
An adult Magicicada septendecim by Dan Mozgai/cicadamania.com:
An adult Magicicada septendecim by Dan Mozgai/cicadamania.com:
A newly emerged, teneral, Magicicada septendecim by Dan Mozgai/cicadamania.com:
17-year cicada video:
A singing Magicicada septendecim:
Singing Magicicada septendecim from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
A Magicicada septendecim laying eggs:
A Magicicada septendecim up close (deceased):
Magicicada on a tree (mostly Magicicada cassini):
For the sake of cicada correctness, feel free to use them in your article. Just credit cicadamania.com.
If you are looking to license Magicicada images or HD Video, Roy Troutman has plenty of both. Reach out to him if interested. His images and video are tagged throughout the site.
Hundreds of shed cicada skins (exuvia) by Troutman:
Click/tap for a larger version:
If the cicada you use in your article is green, it isn’t a 17-year cicada. I repeat: if the cicada is green it is not a 17-year cicada.
The cicada at the top of the Wikipedia page for cicadas is not a 17-year cicada, it’s an annual cicada called Neotibicen linnei:
(photo credit for this Neotibicen linnei).
Need a speaker for a Cicada Convention or a Periodical Cicada Event? Try these folks:
This is my third, and possibly final, article on identifying Neotibicen, using the information on this website. Read the other articles, Identifying Neotibicen and Megatibicen (formerly Neotibicen).
Identifying the smaller Neotibicen is no easy task — with two exceptions.
The two easy ones are:
1) Neotibicen superbus, aka the Superb Cicada, because it looks like no other cicada in this group. It is pea green with bright yellow arches on its mesonotum. No other Neotibicen shares that coloration. No other cicada in the group sounds quite like it either.
Photo by Sloan Childers from 2005.
2) Neotibicen latifasciatus, aka Coastal Scissors Grinder Cicada, because it has a white X (pruinose) on its back. Otherwise, it looks like four other cicadas, kinda like four more, and sounds like three others.
While I’ve never heard an actual scissor being sharpened with a grinder, it must sound like the repetitive, rhythmic, short grinding sounds like cicada makes. Grind, Grind, Grind, Grind.
Photo by me of Bill Reynolds’ collection.
The rest of the small Neotibicen closely resemble each other enough to make many scratch their heads in wonder. BugGuide.net organizes these cicadas into four groups4: the “Green Tibicen Species” (Tibicen is the old genus name for these cicadas), “Southern Dog-day Cicadas”, “Swamp Cicadas”/”The chloromerus Group”, and the “Lyric Cicadas”/”The lyricen Group”. I’ll use these groups for this article for consistency sake. These groups are also closely related genetically1, although Neotibicen similaris, which BugGuide puts under “Southern Dog-day Cicadas”, is a bit of an outlier1. Tables below might be a bit overwhelming — but they help to accurately align the similarities between these cicadas.
As you browse this page, if you click the cicada’s name you’ll be brought to a page that features more information about that cicada, including sound files, location information, links to other websites, and often more photos and video. When in doubt: visit the BugGuide Dog Day Cicada page.
These Neotibicen all share green markings on their pronotum, mesonotum, and pronotal collars. Find a Neotibicen with a green collar, and there’s a good chance it is one of these. As you can see, these insects are well camouflaged for adult life in trees.
Photo credits l to r: Roy Trountman, Tom Lehmkuhl , Paul Krombholz, me.
From Davis 1918 =”Dorsum (top) of abdomen shining black with a broad pruinose (white, frosty) mark each side on segment three; blackened area on the underside of abdomen more in the nature of an even stripe”.
| Cicada | Sounds Like | Looks Like | Looks Kind of Like |
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| N. canicularis (Harris, 1841) aka Dog-day Cicada
The canicularis varies the most in terms of coloration. Some are very dark, with more black than green, and others have an even amount of green and black.
Sounds like an angle grinder tool grinding something.
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N. auriferus N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi |
N. auriferus N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi N. latifasciatus N. linnei N. pruinosus pruinosus N. robinsonianus N. winnemanna |
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| N. latifasciatus (Davis, 1915) aka Coastal Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada
If the cicada has a white X on its back, it is a latifasciatus.
Repetitive, rhythmic, call – like someone repeatedly running a scissor over a grinding wheel (I suppose).
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N. pruinosus fulvus N. pruinosus pruinosus N. winnemanna |
N. linnei N. pruinosus pruinosus N. robinsonianus N. winnemanna |
N. auriferus N. canicularis N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi |
| N. linnei (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Linne’s Cicada
Known for the bend of their wing.
Linne’s cicada’s call builds up — a crescendo — peaks, and then fades back down.
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N. tibicen australis N. tibicen tibicen It sounds like the N. tibicen species, but unlike them, it calls from high in the trees.
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N. latifasciatus N. pruinosus pruinosus N. robinsonianus N. winnemanna |
N. auriferus N. canicularis N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi |
| N. pruinosus fulvus Beamer, 1924 aka Yellow morph of Scissor Grinder.
This cicada should look like the other cicadas in this table, but its coloring is more yellow than green, like a teneral Scissor Grinder.
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N. latifasciatus N. pruinosus pruinosus N. winnemanna |
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| N. pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder
The Scissor Grinder looks a lot like Linne’s Cicada but their wing doesn’t have the bend that Linne’s Cicada has. The Scissor Grinder also seems to have more of an orange coloration to the “arches” on its mesonotum.
Its call is like N. latifasciatus, but it is faster paced.
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N. latifasciatus N. pruinosus fulvus N. winnemanna |
N. latifasciatus N. linnei N. robinsonianus N. winnemanna |
N. auriferus N. canicularis N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi |
| N. robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson’s Annual Cicada or Robinson’s Cicada
Robinson’s Cicada looks like Linne’s Cicada with less of a wing bend, and a different call.
Its call is kind of like N. latifasciatus, but much more raspy.
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N. latifasciatus N. linnei N. pruinosus pruinosus N. winnemanna |
N. auriferus N. canicularis N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi |
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| N. winnemanna (Davis, 1912) aka Eastern Scissor(s) Grinder
Like the Scissor Grinder, the Eastern Scissor Grinder seems to have more of an orange hue to the arches on its mesonotum, perhaps even more so than the Scissor Grinder.
Its call is similar to the Scissor Grinder.
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N. latifasciatus N. pruinosus fulvus N. pruinosus pruinosus |
N. latifasciatus N. linnei N. pruinosus pruinosus N. robinsonianus |
N. auriferus N. canicularis N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi |
Neotibicen canicularis (Green Group) and Neotibicen davisi (Southern Dog Day Group) compared. Photo by Paul Krombholz
| Cicada | Sounds Like | Looks Like | Looks Kind of Like |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. auriferus (Germar, 1834) aka Plains Dog-day Cicada
Coloration varies from rusty browns to greens.
Sounds like an angle grinder tool grinding something.
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N. canicularis N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi |
N. davisi davisi N. davisi harnedi |
N. canicularis N. latifasciatus N. linnei N. pruinosus pruinosus N. robinsonianus N. winnemanna |
| N. davisi davisi (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Davis’ Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada
The davisi comes in a wide variety of colors: from rusty browns to greens.
Sounds like an angle grinder tool grinding something.
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N. auriferus N. canicularis N. davisi harnedi |
N. auriferus N. davisi harnedi |
N. canicularis N. latifasciatus N. linnei N. pruinosus pruinosus N. robinsonianus N. winnemanna |
| N. davisi harnedi Davis, 1918
Looks like Davis’ Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada but with slight differences in the wings.
Sounds like an angle grinder tool grinding something.
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N. auriferus N. canicularis N. davisi davisi |
N. auriferus N. davisi davisi |
N. canicularis N. latifasciatus N. linnei N. pruinosus pruinosus N. robinsonianus N. winnemanna |
| N. superbus (Fitch, 1855) aka Superb Dog-Day Cicada
This cicada is the most unique looking: solid green with prominent yellow arches on its back.
Its call is so unique, you’ll have to listen to it and decide what it sounds like.
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| N. similaris (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Similar Dog-Day Cicada
This cicada is similar to the Neotibicen tibicen species in shape (hump back) and coloring.
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N. tibicen tibicen |
Swamp Cicadas are often the easiest cicadas to find because they prefer to stay in the lower branches of trees. Listen for one, and you’ll likely be able to spot it in the tree above you.
| Cicada | Sounds Like | Looks Like | Looks Kind of Like |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada
Swamp Cicadas are are known for their rounded, humped back. Their coloration varies from mostly black & some green to black, brown and green. Their collar is usually black, but can include green.
N. tibicen tibicen – From Davis 1918: “Central area of the abdomen not black beneath, often pruinose, as well as the long opercula. Collar black, often with a greenish spot on each side near the outer angles.”
N. tibicen australis – From Davis 1918: “Central area of the abdomen not black beneath, often pruinose, as well as the long opercula. Collar all green or nearly so, as well as the pronotum and mesonotum.”
Its call builds up — a crescendo — peaks, and then fizzles out.
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N. linnei N. tibicen australis |
N. tibicen australis | N. similaris |
| N. tibicen australis (Davis, 1912) aka Southern Swamp Cicada
Southern Swamp Cicadas look like Swamp Cicadas, but they are more colorful. Their collars are often green & black.
Its call builds up — a crescendo — peaks, and then fizzles out.
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N. linnei N. tibicen tibicen |
N. tibicen tibicen | N. similaris |
Top: Swamp Cicada; Bottom: Lyric Cicada. Note the more rounded shape of the Swamp Cicada’s mesonotum, and its green eyes; and the flatter shape of the Lyric cicada’s mesonotum, and its black eyes. Photo by me.
The Lyric Cicadas all look physically similar, but their coloration is unique enough to tell them apart. They usually have brown/black collars, which makes it easy to tell them apart from the “Green” Neotibicen. They also resemble the Swamp Cicadas, but Lyric cicadas have flatter mesonotums.
Two Dark Lyric Cicadas on Left, and a Lyric Cicada on the Right.
Photos L or R: Dan M, Roy Troutman, Dan M.
| Cicada | Sounds Like | Looks Like | Looks Kind of Like |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. lyricen engelhardt (Davis, 1910) aka Dark Lyric Cicada
The Dark Lyric Cicadas have the darkest coloration of all the Lyric cicadas. Their mesonotum is almost entirely dark brown/black. They have a “soda-pop pull-tab” or keyhole shape on their pronotum.
Its sound is like an angle grinder tool steadily grinding a slightly uneven surface.
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N. lyricen lyricen N. lyricen virescens |
N. tibicen tibicen N. lyricen lyricen N. lyricen virescens |
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| N. lyricen lyricen (De Geer, 1773) aka Lyric Cicada
The Lyric cicada, like most small Neotibicen, has a green, black & brown camouflage look, but the key is Lyric cicadas typically have black collars.
Its sound is like an angle grinder tool steadily grinding a slightly uneven surface.
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N. lyricen engelhardti N. lyricen virescens |
N. tibicen tibicen N. lyricen engelhardti N. lyricen virescens |
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| N. lyricen virescens Davis, 1935 aka Coastal Lyric Cicada
The Coastal Lyric cicadas can be distinguished from other Lyric cicadas by their vibrant turquoise-green colors.
Its sound is like an angle grinder tool steadily grinding a slightly uneven surface.
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N. lyricen engelhardti N. lyricen lyricen |
N. tibicen tibicen N. lyricen engelhardti N. lyricen virescens |
1Molecular phylogenetics, diversification, and systematics of Tibicen Latreille 1825 and allied cicadas of the tribe Cryptotympanini, with three new genera and emphasis on species from the USA and Canada (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae) by Kathy B. R. Hill, David C. Marshall, Maxwell S. Moulds & Chris Simon. 2015, Zootaxa 3985 (2): 219—251. Link to PDF.
3 Cicadas of the United States and Canada East of the 100th Meridian.
4Bug Guide.net’s Dog Day Cicadas Page.
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I will update & augment this article over time.
For more information about these cicadas, visit the North American Cicadas page .
Note: in the past few years, larger members if the Megatibicen genus were moved into MegatibiceM.
The physically larger Megatibicen (formerly Megatibicen) are closely genetically related 1, as well as being physically larger. BugGude.net breaks this group into three categories: “the auletes group” (M. auletes, M. resh, M. resonans, M. figuratus), “the pronotalis group” (M. dealbatus, M. pronotalis, M. cultriformis) and “the dorsatus group” (M. dorsatus, M. tremulus)2.
Large Megatibicen cicadas are arranged along the top row in this photo by cicada researcher Kathy Hill. Note the “T.” in their names stands for the older genus name “Tibicen”.
Let’s compare them based on their visual and audio characteristics.
Photo credits l to r: Paul Krombholz, me (from Bill Reynolds’ collection), Paul Krombholz, Joe GreeM.
Click the names of the cicadas to listen to their songs, find their geographic range, and to see more images and video.
| Cicada | Sounds Like | Looks Like | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megatibicen auletes (Germar, 1834) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada |
M. resh, M. resonans, M. figuratus | Largest Megatibicen; olive to tan, brown, black & white pruinosity. No distinct markings. Sings at dusk. | |
| Megatibicen resh (Haldeman, 1852) aka Resh Cicada |
M. auletes, M. resonans, M. figuratus | Smaller green Megatibicen | Distinctive resh (ר) markings on mesontum. Its call is like a sped-up, shorter version of M. auletes’ call. |
| Megatibicen resonans (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Resonant/Great Pine Barrens Cicada |
M. auletes, M. resh, M. figuratus | M. figuratus | Brown, black & white pruinosity distinctively present within curves of the cruciform elevation Its call is like a bland version of the M. resh call. |
| Megatibicen figuratus (Walker, 1858) aka Fall Southeastern Dusk-singing Cicada |
M. auletes, M. resh, M. resonans | M. resonans | Brown, black & with pruinosity. Its call has more character than M. figuratus, but is not as sonically impressive as M. auletes. |
Photo credits l to r: Roy Troutman, me (from Bill Reynolds’ collection), Bill Lesar.
| Cicada | Sounds Like | Looks Like | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megatibicen dealbatus (Davis, 1915) | M. pronotalis walkeri, M. pronotalis pronotalis | Orange form looks like M. dorsatus & tremulus, but “stripes” on abdomen of dealbatus are unique. | Primarily either orange/rust or pea green, brown, black with heavy pruninosity which forms distinct markings on dorsal side of body. Dorsal side has two black stripes framed by three areas of pruinosity. |
| Megatibicen pronotalis pronotalis Davis, 1938 | M. dealbatus, M. pronotalis walkeri | M. pronotalis walkeri | Tan or pea green, brown, black, and sometimes white pruinose. Wing color matches dominant color of body. Often features a black marking on pronotum3. |
| Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker’s Cicada |
M. dealbatus, M. pronotalis pronotalis | M. pronotalis pronotalis | Tan or pea green, brown, black, and sometimes white pruinose. Wing color matches dominant color of body. Typically lacks a black marking on its pronotum. |
| Megatibicen cultriformis (Davis, 1915) aka Grand Western Flood Plain Cicada |
Orange/rust, black & pruinosity on head & body. Wings are green! Found only in Arizona and New Mexico. | ||
| Megatibicen dorsatus (Say, 1825) aka Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada |
M. tremulus | M. tremulus, the Orange form of M. dealbatus (although tremulus lacks pruinose “stripes”) | Rust/orange, black & white pruinosity, which forms distinct markings, such as a line of white dots down the dorsal side of the abdomeM. |
| Megatibicen tremulus Cole, 2008 aka Bush Cicada |
M. dorsatus | M. dorsatus, the Orange form of M. dealbatus (although tremulus lacks pruinose “stripes”). | Rust/orange, black & white pruinosity, which forms distinct markings, such as a line of white dots down the dorsal side of the abdomeM. The pitch of the tremulus’ call is different than dorsatus, which is one way to tell them apart. |
I will update this page over time to clarify & improve the information. I hope it helps.
1 Molecular phylogenetics, diversification, and systematics of Tibicen Latreille 1825 and allied cicadas of the tribe Cryptotympanini, with three new genera and emphasis on species from the USA and Canada (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae) by Kathy B. R. Hill, David C. Marshall, Maxwell S. Moulds & Chris Simon. 2015, Zootaxa 3985 (2): 219—251. Link to PDF.
2 Species Megatibicen auletes http://bugguide.net/node/view/6968.
3 Cicadas of the United States and Canada
East of the 100th Meridian http://insectsingers.com/100th_meridian_cicadas/index.html.
Possibly the best resource for identifying Neotibicen cicadas (and some Megatibicen) is William T. Davis’ Key to Species of the Genus Tibicen found in the Southeastern United States. It applies to a lot of the Northeast and Midwest as well. I updated it to include modern names for the cicadas, photos, and links to more information for each of the cicadas.
The other best sources for identifying Neotibicen, are:
You can also use this website as a resource: the Cicada Species of North America.
Those are the resources and terminology — now on to the challenges.
Sometimes a diagnostic characteristic is fool-proof for the majority of identifications, but in some cases, it fails.
Example: N. lyricen typically have black collars, but not 100% of the time. You might find a lyricen with a green collar, and think it is an N. linnei.
Neotibicen like canicularis, linnei, pruinosus, robinsonianus & winnemanna, are closely related, and cicada researchers have found evidence that they hybridize, based on hybrid songs or mixed characteristics.
See Bill Reynolds’ information on hybrids on BugGuide.
Dead specimens lose color over time. Eyes lose color. Vibrant greens become dull. Dull greens become yellow or brown. Keep that in mind.
When cicadas molt, and their bodies as still soft, they are often lighter in color and the markings on their skin are not clearly defined.
Some previous articles about identifying teneral Neotibicen:
Photograph the same cicada in direct sunlight, indoors with a flash, or without a flash under fluorescent lighting, and it might appear different each time.
The eyes, in particular, look different under different lighting conditions.
The names of all plants and animals change over time, for several reasons. An old book or paper about Neotibicen might feature names that have completely changed. Neotibicen tibicen tibicen, for example, was called Tibicen chloromera not long ago.
See major changes to the Tibicen genera for information about the recent change from Tibicen to Neotibicen. I haven’t had to the time to update all the Tibicens to Neotibicens on this website — someday I will.
How to tell if a Neotibicen is a male or female:
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The next article will discuss the Larger Neotibicen species.
Are Cicadas Locusts? The short answer is NO. However, in the U.S.A. we’ve been calling cicadas “locusts” for hundreds of years.
People have seen referring to cicadas, particularly Periodical cicadas, as both flies and “locusts” since the 1600’s, when colonists first documented them.
Gene Kritsky’s book Periodical Cicadas: The Plague and the Puzzle provides a chronology and historical texts of people referring to cicadas as “locusts”. Consider this quote from Pehr Kalm from 1756:
By the Englishmen here they are called Locusts and by the Swedes living here, they have gotten the name Grasshoppers. In Latin, they could be called Cicada.
It makes some sense that Englishmen would call cicadas Locusts, and Swedes would call them Grasshoppers because there was only one species of cicada in both England and Sweden. This cicada, Cicadetta montana montana, call is so high-pitched you need electronic assistance to hear it, so most people were not aware of its existence. So, when Englishmen and women encountered cicadas they likely thought “there are a lot of them, they’re big, I’m afraid they’re going to eat my carrots — these must be LOCUSTS”!
Cicadas are indeed not Locusts, Grasshoppers or Flies.
Take a look that the illustration of a true locust below. You’ll notice the true locusts have HUGE rear legs for hopping, long antennae, and relatively long bodies. True locusts chew the plants they consume, while Magicicadas suck fluids from trees.
Locust:
17-year cicada:
| Characteristic | Locust | Cicada |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Orthoptera | Hemiptera |
| Hind Legs | Giant hind legs for jumping | Hind legs about the same size as other legs; great for climbing and perching. |
| What they eat | Everything green they can find to eat | Xylem sap |
| They’re in your town | All the plants in your town have been stripped bare | Cool UFO movie soundtrack sounds during the day |
For more instances of cicadas being confused with other types of insects, read the article These are not cicada insects!
How many kinds of cicadas are there? That depends on what you mean by kinds.
There are over 190 species in the U.S.A. and over a dozen in Canada. Australia has hundreds of cicadas and you can find a list of them here.
World wide, there are over 3,390 species, with new species described every year (I counted them all in this book)!
A good source of papers about new cicadas is Zootaxa.
