Magicicada tredecula
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Species: | M. tredecula
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Magicicada tredecula Alexander & Moore, 1962[verification needed]
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Magicicada tredecula is a species of periodical cicada in family Cicadidae. It is endemic to the United States. As its specific epithet implies, they emerge as adults once every thirteen years.
References
- Alexander, Richard D; Moore, Thomas Edwin (1962), The Evolutionary Relationships of 17-year and 13-year Cicadas, and Three New Species (Homoptera, Cicadidae, Magicicada), Ann Arbor: Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan