| McHenry County Conservation District / McHenry County College / AnnualCicada
GRASSHOPPER & LARGE FLYING INSECT GALLERY Information: MCCD # (815) 338-6223 |
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Common Name: |
Annual Cicada
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| Scientific Name: | Tibicen chloromera
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| Length or Size: | Length = 1.25 - 1.5"
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| Comment: | Also known as the "Dog Day Cicada" and "Green Cicada". Often mistakenly called "locusts". The nymphs live in the soil for 13-17 years. When it emerges, it usually attaches to the bark of a tree and molt into an adult.
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