Magicicada tredecassini
| Magicicada tredecassini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Hemiptera | 
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha | 
| Family: | Cicadidae | 
| Genus: | Magicicada | 
| Species: | M. tredecassini | 
| Binomial name | |
| Magicicada tredecassini (Alexander & Moore, 1962) | |
Magicicada tredecassini is a species of periodical cicada endemic to the United States. It has a 13-year lifecycle but is otherwise indistinguishable from the 17-year periodical cicada Magicicada cassini. The two species are usually discussed together as "cassini periodical cicadas" or "cassini-type periodical cicadas." Unlike other periodical cicadas, cassini-type males may synchronize their courting behavior so that tens of thousands of males sing and fly in unison.