17 Year Magicicada ID - Magicicada

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Copyright © 2015 Chao "Jimmy" Wu

17 Year Magicicada ID - Magicicada -

Topeka , Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
June 11, 2015

I made this ID chart originally to help some of my friends separate the three different species emerging right now in Brood IV. I am posting a modified version in the ID request section of the guide. All the information and data listed are derived from Dr. Cooley's website (magicicada.org) and Cicada Mania. If the mods find this useful, they can include it in the guide. If not, feel free to frass, thanks!

Edit: A larger version of this image can be found here - http://i.imgur.com/DEHUKtF.jpg

Contributed by Chao "Jimmy" Wu on 15 June, 2015 - 1:56pm
Last updated 15 June, 2015 - 5:29pm

this is super helpful and interesting, thanks!

Moved from ID Request.

… metrioptera, 15 June, 2015 - 2:07pm

You're Welcome!

Glad you found it amusing!

… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 15 June, 2015 - 2:20pm

Yeah, I think it's nice to be able to see all the species next to each other to compare. I was in Nebraska on May 15-17, but missed the emergence by about two weeks! I've been watching all the reports on magicicada.org, so now I know exactly where to go in 2032 :)

… metrioptera, 15 June, 2015 - 2:30pm

We had a few...

...individuals emerged on the second week of May. Unfortunately, this year was oddly cool and rainy and much of the "heavy" emergence areas got pushed back a few days to a week.

… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 15 June, 2015 - 5:24pm

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