{"id":14582,"date":"2016-04-17T19:13:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T02:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/?p=14582"},"modified":"2024-01-06T22:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T05:58:22","slug":"common-cicadas-of-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/common-cicadas-of-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Common cicadas of Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Annual cicadas of <strong class=\"warm-highlight\">Iowa (IA):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All cicadas appear annually unless otherwise noted. <\/p>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Beameria venosa<\/em> (Uhler, 1888)  <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/beameria-venosa-uhler-1888\/\">B. venosa photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Cicadettana calliope calliope<\/em> (Walker, 1850)  aka Southern Grass Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Cicadetta-calliope.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Grass Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/cicadettana-calliope-calliope-walker-1850-aka-southern-grass-cicada\/\">C. calliope calliope photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Megatibicen grossus<\/em> (Fabricius, 1775) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tibicen-auletes-female-Manchester-NJ.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Dusk Singing Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/megatibicen-auletes-germar-1834-aka-northern-dusk-singing-cicada\/\">M. auletes photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Megatibicen dealbatus<\/em> (Davis, 1915) aka Plains Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Neotibicen-dealbatus.jpg\" alt=\"Plains Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/megatibicen-dealbatus-davis-1915-aka-plains-cicada\/\">M. dealbatus photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Megatibicen dorsatus<\/em> (Say, 1825) aka Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Neotibicen-dorsatus.jpg\" alt=\"Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/megatibicen-dorsatus-say-1825-aka-giant-grassland-cicada\/\">M. dorsatus photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Megatibicen pronotalis pronotalis<\/em> Davis, 1938 <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/megatibicen-pronotalis-pronotalis-davis-1938\/\">M. pronotalis pronotalis photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri<\/em> Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker&#8217;s Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_3468_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Walker's Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/megatibicen-pronotalis-walkeri-metcalf-1955-aka-walkers-cicada\/\">M. pronotalis walkeri photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Neotibicen canicularis<\/em> (Harris, 1841) aka Dog-day Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Neotibicen-canicularis.jpg\" alt=\"Dog-day Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/neotibicen-canicularis-harris-1841-aka-dog-day-cicada\/\">N. canicularis photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Neotibicen linnei<\/em> (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Linne&#8217;s Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tomstibicen.jpg\" alt=\"Linne's Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/neotibicen-linnei-smith-and-grossbeck-1907-aka-linnes-cicada\/\">N. linnei photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Neotibicen lyricen lyricen<\/em> (De Geer, 1773) aka Lyric Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Neotibicen-lyricen-lyricen.jpg\" alt=\"Lyric Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/neotibicen-lyricen-lyricen-de-geer-1773-aka-lyric-cicada\/\">N. lyricen lyricen photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus<\/em> (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pruinosa-side-view.jpg\" alt=\"Scissor(s) Grinder\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/neotibicen-pruinosus-pruinosus-say-1825-aka-scissors-grinder\/\">N. pruinosus pruinosus photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Neotibicen tibicen tibicen<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Neotibicen-tibicen-tibicen.jpg\" alt=\"Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/neotibicen-tibicen-tibicen-linnaeus-1758-aka-morning-cicada\/\">N. tibicen tibicen photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Okanagana balli<\/em> Davis, 1919 <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/okanagana-balli-davis-1919\/\">O. balli photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Okanagana rimosa rimosa<\/em> (Say, 1830) aka Say&#8217;s Cicada <\/h2>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/okanagana-rimosa-200px.jpg\" alt=\"Say's Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/okanagana-rimosa-rimosa-say-1830-aka-says-cicada\/\">O. rimosa rimosa photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Okanagana synodica synodica<\/em> (Say, 1825) aka Walking Cicada <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/okanagana-synodica-synodica-say-1825-aka-walking-cicada\/\">O. synodica synodica photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Periodical cicadas of <strong class=\"warm-highlight\">Iowa (IA):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Magicicada cassinii<\/em> (Fisher, 1852)  aka Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada <\/h2>\n<p>These periodical cicadas emerge next in 2024 (<a href=\"\/cicadas\/brood-xiii-13-will-emerge-in-2024-in-illinois-iowa-wisconsin-and-indiana\/\">Brood XIII<\/a>), 2031 (Brood III), and 2032 (Brood IV). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Magicicada-cassini.jpg\" alt=\"Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/magicicada-cassinii-fisher-1852-aka-cassini-17-year-cicada\/\">M. cassini photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Magicicada neotredecim<\/em> Marshall and Cooley, 2000  aka 13 Periodical Cicada or 13-Year Cicada  <\/h2>\n<p>These periodical cicadas emerge next in 2024 (<a href=\"\/cicadas\/periodical-cicada-brood-xix-19-will-emerge-in-2024-in-fifteen-states\/\">Brood XIX<\/a>). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Magicicada-neotredecim-200px.jpg\" alt=\"13 Periodical Cicada or 13-Year Cicada \" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/magicicada-neotredecim-marshall-and-cooley-2000\/\">M. neotredecim photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Magicicada septendecim<\/em> (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus&#8217;s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada <\/h2>\n<p>These periodical cicadas emerge next in 2024 (<a href=\"\/cicadas\/brood-xiii-13-will-emerge-in-2024-in-illinois-iowa-wisconsin-and-indiana\/\">Brood XIII<\/a>), 2031 (Brood III), and 2032 (Brood IV). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/P5260169.jpg\" alt=\"Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus's 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/magicicada-septendecim-linnaeus-1758-aka-linnaeuss-17-year-cicada\/\">M. septendecim photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Magicicada septendecula<\/em> Alexander and Moore, 1962  aka Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada <\/h2>\n<p>These periodical cicadas emerge next in 2024 (<a href=\"\/cicadas\/brood-xiii-13-will-emerge-in-2024-in-illinois-iowa-wisconsin-and-indiana\/\">Brood XIII<\/a>), 2031 (Brood III), and 2032 (Brood IV). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Magicicada-septendecula.jpg\" alt=\"Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/magicicada-septendecula-alexander-and-moore-1962\/\">M. septendecula photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-odd\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Magicicada tredecassini<\/em> Alexander and Moore, 1962  aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Cassini <\/h2>\n<p>These periodical cicadas emerge next in 2024 (<a href=\"\/cicadas\/periodical-cicada-brood-xix-19-will-emerge-in-2024-in-fifteen-states\/\">Brood XIX<\/a>). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Magicicada-tredecassini.jpg\" alt=\"13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Cassini\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/magicicada-tredecassini-alexander-and-moore-1962\/\">M. tredecassini photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-even\">\n<h2><em class=\"cool-highlight\">Magicicada tredecula<\/em> Alexander and Moore, 1962  aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decula <\/h2>\n<p>These periodical cicadas emerge next in 2024 (<a href=\"\/cicadas\/periodical-cicada-brood-xix-19-will-emerge-in-2024-in-fifteen-states\/\">Brood XIX<\/a>). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/na-Magicicada-tredecula-200px.jpg\" alt=\"13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decula\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/cicadas\/magicicada-tredecula-alexander-and-moore-1962\/\">M. tredecula photos &amp; information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2>Related Articles<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"\/cicadas\/brood-iii-the-iowan-brood-will-emerge-in-2014\/\">Brood III, The Iowan Brood, Will Emerge in 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cicadas\/brood-xiii-13-will-emerge-in-2024-in-illinois-iowa-wisconsin-and-indiana\/\">Brood XIII (13) will emerge in 2024 in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cicadas\/tibicen-from-davenport-iowa\/\">Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri from Davenport, Iowa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cicadas\/brood-iv-the-kansan-brood-will-emerge-in-2015\/\">Brood IV, the Kansan brood, will emerge in 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Name and Location References:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Full Binomial Names: <a href=\"https:\/\/itis.gov\">ITIS.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Common names &#038; locations: <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/15740\">BugGuide.net<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\">iNaturalist.com<\/a>; <em>The Songs of Insects<\/em> by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; my personal memory.<\/li>\n<li>Locations: <em>Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico<\/em> by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.<\/li>\n<li class=\"cool-highlight\">List of species with MAPs: <a href=\"\/downloads\/diversity-05-00166.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico<\/a> [PDF] by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips. Download it once; treasure it forever.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual cicadas of Iowa (IA): All cicadas appear annually unless otherwise noted. Beameria venosa (Uhler, 1888) B. venosa photos &amp; information Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass Cicada C. calliope calliope photos &amp; information Megatibicen grossus (Fabricius, 1775) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes M. auletes photos &amp; information Megatibicen dealbatus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}