{"id":14364,"date":"2020-04-14T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T00:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/?p=14364"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:12:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T02:12:41","slug":"magicicada-septendecim-linnaeus-1758-aka-linnaeuss-17-year-cicada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/magicicada-septendecim-linnaeus-1758-aka-linnaeuss-17-year-cicada\/","title":{"rendered":"Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Linnaeus&#8217;s 17-Year Cicada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Linnaeus&#8217;s 17-Year Cicada aka Decim Periodical Cicada aka Pharaoh Cicada. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Male-Magicicada-septendecim-Metuchen-NJ_001.jpg\" alt=\"Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758)\" ><br \/>\nPhoto credit: by Dan Mozgai. Brood II, NJ.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Male-Magicicada-septendecim-Metuchen-NJ.jpg\" alt=\"Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ. Abdomen\" width=\"569\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Male-Magicicada-septendecim-Metuchen-NJ.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Male-Magicicada-septendecim-Metuchen-NJ-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto credit: by Dan Mozgai. Brood II, NJ.<\/p>\n<p>All <a href=\"\/cicadas\/tag\/m-septendecim\/\" >Magicicada septendecim information and images<\/a> on cicadamania.com.<\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Distress<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14364-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-in-distress.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-in-distress.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-in-distress.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;Cicada Mania<\/strong> | Species: <strong>M. septendecim<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Court II<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14364-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-court2-3.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-court2-3.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-court2-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;Cicada Mania<\/strong> | Species: <strong>M. septendecim<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Call<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14364-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-call1-broodII.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-call1-broodII.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-call1-broodII.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;Cicada Mania<\/strong> | Species: <strong>M. septendecim<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Court III<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14364-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-Court-III-call-DanMozgai.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-Court-III-call-DanMozgai.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-Court-III-call-DanMozgai.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;Cicada Mania<\/strong> | Species: <strong>M. septendecim<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Court I<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14364-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-Court-I-call-Brood-II-2013.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-Court-I-call-Brood-II-2013.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-Court-I-call-Brood-II-2013.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;Cicada Mania<\/strong> | Species: <strong>M. septendecim<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3si1jUMv2U?feature=player_detailpage\"  allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Video Playlist<\/h2>\n<p>Playlists contain multiple videos found on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLMeYvbKcL_bKl9nItlvmYp9nsKZKGUgE8\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Identification Tips<\/h2>\n<p>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 &#8220;Wee-Oh&#8221;, &#8220;Pharaoh&#8221; and a group of them are said to sound like a &#8220;UFO from a science fiction movie&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Color between the eye and wing insertion:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/insertion.jpg\" alt=\"color magicicada septendecim\" width=\"240\" height=\"232\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12931\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>M. septendecim Brood Chart<\/h2>\n<p>Magicicada septendecim has a 17-year lifecycle.<\/p>\n<table id=\"brood-chart\">\n<tr>\n<th>Brood<\/th>\n<th>Years<\/th>\n<th class=\"state-heading\">States<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-odd\">\n<td id=\"I-(1)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-i\/\">I (1)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1961, 1978, 1995, 2012, 2029<\/td>\n<td>\nTN, VA, WVA\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-even\">\n<td id=\"II-(2)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-ii\/\">II (2)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1962, 1979, 1996, 2013, 2030<\/td>\n<td>\nCT, GA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, VA\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-odd\">\n<td id=\"III-(3)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-iii\/\">III (3)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1963, 1980, 1997, 2014, 2031<\/td>\n<td>\nIA, IL, MO\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-even\">\n<td id=\"IV-(4)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-iv\/\">IV (4)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1964, 1981, 1998, 2015, 2032<\/td>\n<td>\nIA, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-odd\">\n<td id=\"V-(5)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-v\/\">V (5)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1965, 1982, 1999, 2016, 2033<\/td>\n<td>\nLI NY, western MD, east OH, south-west PA, north-west VA, northern half of WV\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-even\">\n<td id=\"VI-(6)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-vi\/\">VI (6)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1949, 1966, 1983, 2000, 2017<\/td>\n<td>\nGA, NC, SC, WI, OH\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-odd\">\n<td id=\"VII-(7)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-vii\/\">VII (7)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1950, 1967, 1984, 2001, 2018<\/td>\n<td>\nNY\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-even\">\n<td id=\"VIII-(8)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-viii\/\">VIII (8)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1951, 1968, 1985, 2002, 2019<\/td>\n<td>\nOH, PA, WVA and OK\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-odd\">\n<td id=\"IX-(9)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-ix\/\">IX (9)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1952, 1969, 1986, 2003, 2020<\/td>\n<td>\nNC, VA, WVA\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-even\">\n<td id=\"X-(10)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-x\/\">X (10)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1953, 1970, 1987, 2004, 2021<\/td>\n<td>\nDE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WVA, Washington DC\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-odd\">\n<td id=\"XIII-(13)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-xiii\/\">XIII (13)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1956, 1973, 1990, 2007, 2024<\/td>\n<td>\nIA, IL, IN, MI, WI\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-even\">\n<td id=\"XIV-(14)\">\n<a href=\"\/cicadas\/category\/broods\/brood-xiv\/\">XIV (14)<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>1957, 1974, 1991, 2008, 2025<\/td>\n<td>\nGA, IN, KY, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WVA\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Name, Location and Description<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"speciesinfo\">\n<li><strong>Cicada Name:<\/strong> Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short Name:<\/strong> M. septendecim<\/li>\n<li><strong>Common Name:<\/strong> Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus&#8217;s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada<\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong> May-June. Peak in June. Every 17 years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where it is found:<\/strong> 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<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maps:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cicadas.uconn.edu\/broods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Description:<\/strong> Black body with orange wings and legs. Orange stripes on abdomen. Orange between eye and wing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eye Color:<\/strong> reddish orange<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronotal Collar Color:<\/strong> black<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identification:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/57935\" >Bug Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Identification:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/288239\" >Bill Reynolds on iNaturalist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Subject Matter Expert website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cicadas.uconn.edu\/m_septendecim\/\">Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Image:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insectimages.org\/browse\/subthumb.cfm?sub=267&#038;Fam=117\" >Insect Images<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Taxonomic Information:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&#038;search_value=847190\" >Integrated Taxonomic Information System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Song:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cicadas.uconn.edu\/m_septendecim\/\" >Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Classification:<\/h2>\n<p>Family: Cicadidae<br \/>\nSubfamily: Cicadettinae<br \/>\nTribe:  Lamotialnini<br \/>\nSubtribe: Tryellina<br \/>\nGenus: Magicicada<br \/>\nSpecies: <em>Magicicada septendecim <\/em>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\n<h2>List of sources<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov<\/li>\n<li>Common names: BugGuide.net; <em>The Songs of Insects<\/em> by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.<\/li>\n<li>Locations: <a href=\"https:\/\/cicadas.uconn.edu\/\">Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.<\/li>\n<li>Tribe  information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.<strong>A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa<\/strong>, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1&mdash;64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biotaxa.org\/Zootaxa\/article\/view\/zootaxa.4424.1.1\">https:\/\/www.biotaxa.org\/Zootaxa\/article\/view\/zootaxa.4424.1.1<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Notes:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Linnaeus&#8217;s 17-Year Cicada aka Decim Periodical Cicada aka Pharaoh Cicada. Photo credit: by Dan Mozgai. Brood II, NJ. Photo credit: by Dan Mozgai. Brood II, NJ. All Magicicada septendecim information and images on cicadamania.com. 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