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April 14, 2020

Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868)

Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868).

Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868)
Photo credit: by Dan Mozgai. Ohio.

All Magicicada tredecim information and images on cicadamania.com.

Song type: Call

Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: M. tredecim

Identification tips:

Similar to M. neotredecim, but the abdomen is typically more orange — these species overlap in limited areas, in which M. tredecim maintains the normal pitch of its call, and M. neotredecim raises its pitch. Read more on Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org). Larger than M. tredecassini and M. tredecula.

Brood chart

Magicicada tredecim has a 13-year life cycle.

Brood	Year	States
XIX (19)	1972, 1985, 1998, 2011, 2024	AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, VA
XXII (22)	1975, 1988, 2001, 2014, 2027	KY, LA, MS, OH
XXIII (23)	1976, 1989, 2002, 2015, 2028	AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN

Name, Location and Description

Cicada Name: Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868)
Short Name: M. tredecim
Common Name: 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decim
When: May-June. Peak in June. Every 13 years.
Where it is found: AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, VA
Maps: Map
Description: Black body with orange wings and legs. Orange stripes on abdomen. Orange between eye and wing.
Eye Color: reddish orange
Pronotal Collar Color: black
Identification: Bug Guide
Subject Matter Expert website: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Song: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Lamotialnini
Subtribe: Tryellina
Genus: Magicicada
Species: Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868)

List of sources

Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
Locations: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Tribe information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1—64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4424.1.1

Notes:

Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Comments (2)

Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962

Filed under: Lamotialnini | Magicicada | Periodical | United States — Tags: M. tredecassini — Dan @ 8:09 pm

Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962.

Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962
Photo credit: by Dan Mozgai

All Magicicada tredecassini information and images on cicadamania.com.

Song type: Call

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. tredecassini

Identification Tips

Its abdomen is black. Its chorus sounds like hissing static. It is smaller than M. neotredecim and M. tredecim. It is very similar to the 17-year M. cassinii species.

Brood Chart

Magicicada tredecassini has a 13-Year lifecycle.

Brood	Year	States
XIX (19)	1972, 1985, 1998, 2011, 2024	AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, VA
XXII (22)	1975, 1988, 2001, 2014, 2027	KY, LA, MS, OH
XXIII (23)	1976, 1989, 2002, 2015, 2028	AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN

Name, Location and Description

Cicada Name: Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962
Short Name: M. tredecassini
Common Name: 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Cassini
When: May-June. Peak in June. Every 13 years.
Where it is found: AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, VA
Maps: Map
Description: Black body with orange wings and legs.
Eye Color: reddish orange
Pronotal Collar Color: black
Identification: Bug Guide
Subject Matter Expert website: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Song: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
SubFamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Lamotialnini
Sub-Tribe: Tryellina
Genus: Magicicada
Species: Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962

List of sources

Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
Locations: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org).
Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Tribe information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1—64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4424.1.1

Notes:

Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Comments (4)

Magicicada neotredecim Marshall and Cooley, 2000

Magicicada neotredecim Marshall and Cooley, 2000.

Maybe a Magicicada neotredecim in Illinois

Song type: Call

Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: M. neotredecim

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Identification Tips

Thick orange stripes on the abdomen. Orange between the eye and wing insertion. In the few areas it overlaps with M. tredecim, M. neotredecim sings with a higher pitch. Read more on Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org). It is similar to the 17-year species M. septendecim.

Brood Chart

Magicicada neotredecim has a 13-year life cycle.

Brood XIX (19)

XIX (19)
Years: 1972, 1985, 1998, 2011, 2024
Locations: AR, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, OK

XXIII (23)

XXIII (23)
Years: 1976, 1989, 2002, 2015, 2028
Locations: AR, IL, IN, KY, MO

Name, Location and Description

Cicada Name: Magicicada neotredecim Marshall and Cooley, 2000
Short Name: M. neotredecim
Common Name: 13 Periodical Cicada or 13-Year Cicada or John and David’s Cicada
When: May-June. Peak in June. Every 13 years.
Where it is found: AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, TN
Maps: Map
Description: Black body with orange wings and legs. Orange stripes on abdomen. Orange between eye and wing.
Eye Color: reddish orange
Pronotal Collar Color: black
Identification: Bug Guide
Subject Matter Expert website: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Song: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Lamotialnini
Subtribe: Tryellina
Genus: Magicicada
Species: Magicicada neotredecim Marshall and Cooley, 2000

List of sources

Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
Locations: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org).
Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Tribe information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1—64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4424.1.1

Notes:

Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Comments (1)

Use the Periodical Cicada Emergence Checklist for the Maximum Magicicada Experience

Filed under: Magicicada | Periodical — Dan @ 6:36 pm

The next major emergences are Brood XIII (17-year) and Brood XIX (13-year) in 2024. The last time these broods co-emerged was 1803.

Experience score:

Reported a cicada sighting using the Cicada Safari app (Android and Apple)
Saw cicada holes or chimneys before they emerged (holes and chimneys)
Saw cicada nymphs (video)
Saw a cicada molt (video)
Saw a massive number of cicadas, just hanging around
Heard a cicada distress call (listen to one)
Saw a Magicicada septendecim (see one)
Heard a Magicicada septendecim (hear one)
Saw a Magicicada septendecula (see one)
Heard a Magicicada septendecula (hear one)
Saw a Magicicada cassini (see one)
Heard a Magicicada cassini (hear one)
Heard a cicada chorus (listen to one)
Saw a periodical cicada with blue or white eyes (see one)
Saw a cicada with a fungus infection (see the fungus)
Had cicadas land on you when you operated a lawn mower or power tool
Saw a dog or human eat a cicada (shrimp of the land)
Attended a cicada festival or had a cicada-inspired party
Shared photos or video of cicadas on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.
Saw cicadas mate
Saw a female cicada lay eggs (video)
Saw cicada egg nests (illustration)
Saw a cicada egg or young nymph (photo)
You saved some cicadas or cicada skins as a souvenir (shell filled lamp)
Saw flagging / dead leaves from cicada egg laying (see it)
Bonus Points:
Noticed that cicadas pee (see it)
You were offended by their odor

Comments (8)

Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962

Filed under: Lamotialnini | Magicicada | Periodical | United States — Tags: M. septendecula — Dan @ 5:59 pm

Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962
Photo credit: by Dan Mozgai. Brood II, New Jersey.

All Magicicada septendecula info and images on cicadamania.com.

Song type: Call

Source: ©Joe Green | Species: M. septendecula

Song type: Call

Source: ©Joe Green | Species: M. septendecula

Video

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Identification Tips

M. septendecula is smaller than M. septedecim, and about the same size as M. cassisii. It typically has small (small compared to M. septedecim) orange stripes on its abdomen. It lacks the orange color between the eye and wing insertion point that M. septendecim has. Its chorus sounds like a ticking clock.

Brood Chart

Magicicada septendecula has a 17-year lifecycle.

Brood	Year	States
I (1)	1961, 1978, 1995, 2012, 2029	TN, VA, WVA
II (2)	1962, 1979, 1996, 2013, 2030	CT, GA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, VA
III (3)	1963, 1980, 1997, 2014, 2031	IA, IL, MO
IV (4)	1964, 1981, 1998, 2015, 2032	IA, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX
V (5)	1965, 1982, 1999, 2016, 2033	LI NY, western MD, east OH, south-west PA, north-west VA, northern half of WV
VI (6)	1949, 1966, 1983, 2000, 2017	GA, NC, SC, WI, OH
VIII (8)	1951, 1968, 1985, 2002, 2019	OH, PA, WVA and OK
IX (9)	1952, 1969, 1986, 2003, 2020	NC, VA, WVA
X (10)	1953, 1970, 1987, 2004, 2021	DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WVA, Washington DC
XIV (14)	1957, 1974, 1991, 2008, 2025	GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WVA

Name, Location and Description

Cicada Name: Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962
Short Name: M. septendecula
Common Name: Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada
When: May-June. Peak in June. Every 17 years.
Where it is found: GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, WV
Maps: Map
Description: Black body with orange wings and legs. Orange stripes on abdomen.
Eye Color: reddish orange
Pronotal Collar Color: black
Identification: Bug Guide
Subject Matter Expert website: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Song: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
SubFamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Lamotialnini
Sub-Tribe: Tryellina
Genus: Magicicada
Species: Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962

List of sources

Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
Locations: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Tribe information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1—64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4424.1.1

Notes:

Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Comments (5)

Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada

Filed under: Lamotialnini | Magicicada | Periodical | United States — Tags: M. septendecim — Dan @ 5:30 pm

Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada aka Decim Periodical Cicada aka Pharaoh Cicada.

Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo credit: by Dan Mozgai. Brood II, NJ.

Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ. Abdomen
Photo credit: by Dan Mozgai. Brood II, NJ.

All Magicicada septendecim information and images on cicadamania.com.

Song type: Distress

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. septendecim

Song type: Court II

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. septendecim

Song type: Call

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. septendecim

Song type: Court III

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. septendecim

Song type: Court I

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. septendecim

Video

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Identification Tips

M. septendecim is the largest of the 17-Year species. Its abdomen has thick orange stripes. It has orange coloring between its eye and wing. Its song sounds like “Wee-Oh”, “Pharaoh” and a group of them are said to sound like a “UFO from a science fiction movie”.

Color between the eye and wing insertion:
color magicicada septendecim

M. septendecim Brood Chart

Magicicada septendecim has a 17-year lifecycle.

Brood	Years	States
I (1)	1961, 1978, 1995, 2012, 2029	TN, VA, WVA
II (2)	1962, 1979, 1996, 2013, 2030	CT, GA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, VA
III (3)	1963, 1980, 1997, 2014, 2031	IA, IL, MO
IV (4)	1964, 1981, 1998, 2015, 2032	IA, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX
V (5)	1965, 1982, 1999, 2016, 2033	LI NY, western MD, east OH, south-west PA, north-west VA, northern half of WV
VI (6)	1949, 1966, 1983, 2000, 2017	GA, NC, SC, WI, OH
VII (7)	1950, 1967, 1984, 2001, 2018	NY
VIII (8)	1951, 1968, 1985, 2002, 2019	OH, PA, WVA and OK
IX (9)	1952, 1969, 1986, 2003, 2020	NC, VA, WVA
X (10)	1953, 1970, 1987, 2004, 2021	DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WVA, Washington DC
XIII (13)	1956, 1973, 1990, 2007, 2024	IA, IL, IN, MI, WI
XIV (14)	1957, 1974, 1991, 2008, 2025	GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WVA

Name, Location and Description

Cicada Name: Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758)
Short Name: M. septendecim
Common Name: Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
When: May-June. Peak in June. Every 17 years.
Where it is found: CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV
Maps: Map
Description: Black body with orange wings and legs. Orange stripes on abdomen. Orange between eye and wing.
Eye Color: reddish orange
Pronotal Collar Color: black
Identification: Bug Guide
Identification: Bill Reynolds on iNaturalist
Subject Matter Expert website: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Image: Insect Images
Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Song: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Lamotialnini
Subtribe: Tryellina
Genus: Magicicada
Species: Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758)

List of sources

Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
Locations: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Tribe information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1—64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4424.1.1

Notes:

Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Comments (3)

Magicicada cassini (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassin 17-Year Cicada

Filed under: Lamotialnini | Magicicada | Periodical | United States — Tags: M. cassini — Dan @ 5:04 pm

Magicicada cassini (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassini 17-Year Cicada.

Update (4/10/2022) David C. Marshall published a paper arguing for the use of the name Magicicada cassini (one i): Marshall, David C. On the spelling of the name of Cassin’s 17-Year Cicada, Magicicada cassini (Fisher, 1852) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). 2022. Zootaxa 5125 (2): 241–245. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5125.2.8

Magicicada cassini; Brood X straggler

Female Magicicada cassini Colonia NJ

All Magicicada cassinii images & info on cicadamania.com.

M. cassini Court II & III. Recorded in New York, Brood II (2013) by Dan Mozgai.

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. cassini

Song type: Distress

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. cassini

Song type: Chorus

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. cassini

Song type: Call

Source: ©Joe Green | Species: M. cassini

Song type: Chorus

Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. cassini

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Identification Tips

M. cassinii differs from other Magicicada in that its abdomen is typically all black, with no orange. Exceptions occur in the mid-west, the occasional mosaic pigment mutation. It also lacks the orange coloring between the eye and wing that M. septendecim has. Its chorus sounds like hissing static.

M. cassini Brood Chart

Magicicada cassinii has a 17-year lifecycle.

Brood	Years	States
I (1)	1961, 1978, 1995, 2012, 2029	TN, VA, WVA
II (2)	1962, 1979, 1996, 2013, 2030	CT, GA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, VA
III (3)	1963, 1980, 1997, 2014, 2031	IA, IL, MO
IV (4)	1964, 1981, 1998, 2015, 2032	IA, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX
V (5)	1965, 1982, 1999, 2016, 2033	LI NY, western MD, east OH, south-west PA, north-west VA, northern half of WV
VIII (8)	1968, 1985, 2002, 2019, 2026	OH, PA, WVA and OK
IX (9)	1952, 1969, 1986, 2003, 2020	NC, VA, WVA
X (10)	1953, 1970, 1987, 2004, 2021	DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WVA, Washington DC
XIII (13)	1956, 1973, 1990, 2007, 2024	IA, IL, IN, MI, WI
XIV (14)	1957, 1974, 1991, 2008, 2025	GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV

Name, Location and Description

Cicada Name: Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852)
Short Name: M. cassinii
Common Name: Dwarf Periodical Cicada, Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
Synonym/Former Name: Magicicada cassini
When: May-June. Peak in June. Every 17 years.
Where it is found: GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV
Maps: Map
Description: Black body with orange wings and legs.
Eye Color: reddish orange
Pronotal Collar Color: black
Identification: Bug Guide
Identification: iNaturalist
Subject Matter Expert website: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Song: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
SubFamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Lamotialnini
Sub-Tribe: Tryellina
Genus: Magicicada
Species: Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852)

List of sources

Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
Locations: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)
Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Tribe information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1—64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4424.1.1