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GRASSHOPPER & LARGE FLYING INSECT GALLERY
Information: MCCD # (815) 338-6223

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AnnualCicada Common Name:
Annual Cicada
 
 
Scientific Name: Tibicen chloromera

 

Length or Size: Length = 1.25 - 1.5"

 

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.