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Cicada - Magicicada septendecim

Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
June 11, 2021

Cicada resting on leaf.Body length approx 2.5 cm. Looks identical to periodical cicada we saw in Massachusetts in 2008, but no brood here this year (and none this far north in Massachusetts even in 2008). Different from other cicadas I have seen in this area. Species ID? Thanks.

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Contributed by Michael Ross on 11 June, 2021 - 6:05pm
Last updated 12 June, 2021 - 1:10pm

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definitely M. septendecim. Unless it was accidentally brought up from the Brood X emergence area like around Maryland or DC, it is probably a 'straggler', more info here https://cicadas.uconn.edu/stragglers/

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… metrioptera, 12 June, 2021 - 11:44am

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17 year cicada

Thank you for confirming the ID: and thank you for reference re stragglers.

… Michael Ross, 17 June, 2021 - 4:21pm

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Cicada

I dont know if you saw further comment: "definitely M. septendecim. Unless it was accidentally brought up from the Brood X emergence area like around Maryland or DC, it is probably a 'straggler', more info here https://cicadas.uconn.edu/stragglers/

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… metrioptera, 12 June, 2021 - 11:44am"

… Michael Ross, 17 June, 2021 - 4:22pm

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interesting!

Sure does look like M. septendecim. Hopefully an expert can weigh in.

… Molly Jacobson, 11 June, 2021 - 8:11pm

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Thanks, I am totally puzzled.

Thanks, I am totally puzzled. As I said, other cicadas I have seen here are different, and this looks exactly like the ones from 2008 brood.

… Michael Ross, 12 June, 2021 - 7:02am

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