Magicicada septendecula

Magicicada septendecula is a species of insect in family Cicadidae. It is endemic to the United States.

Magicicada septendecula
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M. septendecula
Binomial name
Magicicada septendecula
Alexander & Moore, 1962

Life Cycle

Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around seventeen years. However, their life cycle can range between thirteen and twenty-one years.[1]

References

  1. Campbell, Matthew (18 August 2015). "Genome expansion via lineage splitting and genome reduction in the cicada endosymbiont Hodgkinia - Supporting Information" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112 (33): 3. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421386112. Retrieved 13 October 2020.


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