Periodical cicada
Insect
Periodical cicada
Magicicada septendecim (L.)
Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae
Distribution: Most fruit-growing states and provinces in eastern North America; not in ME, NH, or VT. Highly cyclic; local adult populations emerge every 17 years.
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Adults may feed through the bark causing sap to ooze.
Mid-Atlantic Orchard Monitoring Guide
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Adults are wedge-shaped, nearly black, with red eyes and red-orange wing veins. The clear wings are held tent-like over the body (A). Mature nymphs resemble small crayfish, and are sometimes seen clinging to vertical tree surfaces with their grasping front legs just before adult emergence.