Magicicada cassini
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Magicicada cassini, sometimes called the dwarf cicada is a species of periodical cicada endemic to the United States
. It has a 17-year lifecycle but is otherwise indistinguishable from the 13-year periodical cicada Magicicada tredecassini
. The two species are usually discussed together as "cassini periodical cicadas
" or "cassini-type periodical cicadas." Unlike other periodical cicadas, cassini-type males may synchronize their courting behavior so that tens of thousands of males sing and fly in unison.
United States
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. It has a 17-year lifecycle but is otherwise indistinguishable from the 13-year periodical cicada Magicicada tredecassini
Magicicada tredecassini
Magicicada tredecassini is a species of periodical cicada endemic to the United States. It has a 13-year lifecycle but is otherwise indistinguishable from the 17-year periodical cicada Magicicada cassini...
. The two species are usually discussed together as "cassini periodical cicadas
Cassini periodical cicadas
The name Cassini periodical cicadas is used to group two closely related species of periodical cicadas: Magicicada cassini , and Magicicada tredecassini , a species essentially identical except for its 13-year lifecycle.The cassini males' courting...
" or "cassini-type periodical cicadas." Unlike other periodical cicadas, cassini-type males may synchronize their courting behavior so that tens of thousands of males sing and fly in unison.
External link
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Magicicada cassini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.