Dog Day Cicada
Characteristics: Seen during the hottest days of the summer, adults have a call that sounds like a circular saw tearing through wood.
Larvae is believed to suck the juice/water out of pine tree roots. The species disappears from the area once all pines are gone/dead. It takes 3 eyars for nymphs to become adults. Adults are not known to eat. Instead, they focus their energy on reproducing during their short lifespans.
General Adult Size (Length):
27mm to 33mm
(1.06in to 1.30in)
Identifying Colors: green; black
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
Category: Cicada and Similar
Common Name: Dog Day Cicada
Scientific Name: (Tibicen canicularis)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Homoptera
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Tibicen
Species: canicularis
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