{"id":19848,"date":"2024-04-20T08:50:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/?p=19848"},"modified":"2024-05-14T11:08:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T18:08:58","slug":"a-quick-way-to-tell-the-difference-between-the-7-periodical-cicadas-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/a-quick-way-to-tell-the-difference-between-the-7-periodical-cicadas-species\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick way to tell the difference between the 7 periodical cicadas species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a quick way to tell the difference between the 7 periodical cicada species:<\/p>\n<p>Download this chart. Click\/tap for a larger version:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Compare-the-four-Magicicada-species-Cicada-Mania.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Compare-the-four-Magicicada-species-Cicada-Mania.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Compare-the-four-Magicicada-species-Cicada-Mania.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Compare-the-four-Magicicada-species-Cicada-Mania-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Compare-the-four-Magicicada-species-Cicada-Mania-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The songs of Magicicada cassini<\/strong> (17-year) and Magicicada tredecassini (13-year) are essentially identical:<\/p>\n<p>M. cassini:<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19848-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-cassiniCourt-II-and-III-NY-Brood-II-2013.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-cassiniCourt-II-and-III-NY-Brood-II-2013.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-cassiniCourt-II-and-III-NY-Brood-II-2013.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nM. tredecassini:<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19848-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Magicicada.tredecassini.XXIII_.IL_.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Magicicada.tredecassini.XXIII_.IL_.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Magicicada.tredecassini.XXIII_.IL_.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p><strong>The songs of Magicicada septendecula<\/strong> (17-year) and Magicicada tredecula (13-year) are essentially identical:<\/p>\n<p>M. septendecula (&copy;Joe Green):<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19848-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecula-calls-JoeGreen.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecula-calls-JoeGreen.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecula-calls-JoeGreen.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nM. tredecula:<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19848-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-tredecula-call-2014-DanMozgai.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-tredecula-call-2014-DanMozgai.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-tredecula-call-2014-DanMozgai.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p><strong>The songs of Magicicada septendecim<\/strong> (17-year), M. neotredecim (13-year), and Magicicada tredecim (13-year) are essentially identical. <a href=\"https:\/\/cicadas.uconn.edu\/rcd\/\">M. neotredecim varies the sound of its call in the presence of M. tredecim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>M. septendecim:<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19848-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/M-septendecim-court2-3.mp3?_=5\" \/><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 \/>\nM. neotredecim (&copy; Insect Singers)<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19848-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11.US_.IL_.DAS_.Magicicada_neotredecim_clean.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11.US_.IL_.DAS_.Magicicada_neotredecim_clean.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11.US_.IL_.DAS_.Magicicada_neotredecim_clean.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nM. tredecim (&copy; Insect Singers)<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19848-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11.US_.IL_.DAS_.Magicicada_tredecim_clean.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11.US_.IL_.DAS_.Magicicada_tredecim_clean.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/11.US_.IL_.DAS_.Magicicada_tredecim_clean.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>And\/or watch this video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nC05ljHhU7Y?si=A9BFW7dMidnrwOnt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then read this and listen to the sound files on the page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/where-will-17-13-year-periodical-cicadas-emerge-next\/\">Where will 17 &#038; 13 Year Periodical Cicada Broods emerge next?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a quick way to tell the difference between the 7 periodical cicada species: Download this chart. Click\/tap for a larger version: The songs of Magicicada cassini (17-year) and Magicicada tredecassini (13-year) are essentially identical: M. cassini: M. tredecassini: The songs of Magicicada septendecula (17-year) and Magicicada tredecula (13-year) are essentially identical: M. septendecula [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,123,2,155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brood-xiii","category-brood-xix","category-magicicada","category-periodical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19848","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=19848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19848\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}