Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass Cicada.
Pink Cicadettana calliope photo taken by Paul Krombholz.
Yellow Cicadettana calliope photo taken by Paul Krombholz.
⢠All Cicadettana calliope calliope images and photos on cicadamania.com.
Song type: Call
Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: C. calliope calliope
Song type: Call
Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: C. calliope calliope
Name, Location and Description
- Cicada Name: Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850)
- Short Name: C. calliope calliope
- Common Name: Southern Grass Cicada
- When: May-August, peaking in July.
- Where it is found: AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NC, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Small. Comes in a variety of colors.
- Eye Color: pink, beige
- Pronotal Collar Color: rust, brown
- Identification: Bug Guide
- Identification: Bill Reynolds on iNaturalist
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Song: Insect Singers
A description by Wm.T. Davis1
The species has a wide distribution and shows considerable variation. The females are gen- erally a little larger than the males and with broader heads. There are both green and brown individuals.
Classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Cicadettini
Subtribe: Cicadettina
Genus: Cicadetta
Species: Cicadetta calliope calliope (Walker, 1850)
List of sources
- (1) Davis, W.T. 1918. MISSISSIPPI CICADAS, WITH A KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. Journal of The New York Entomological Society. 26: 141-155. Read it on archive.org.
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Notes:
- Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.
Are you sure the second audio isn’t Diceroprocta delicata?
Yes. The song was recorded by David Marshall and can also be found on his website.
I have here in northern CA in Sierra foot hill mixed oak conifers what appears to be I guess a sp. of Cicadette its song is very high frequency “peeps” always given in threes do you know this species?
@Martin, listen to the cicada songs on the Insect Singers website, and see if you can find a match.