Orchard Cicada

Platypedia areolata

Common cicada on the Pacific coast from California to intermontane valleys of southern British Columbia, where it may occur in such numbers that its egg-laying damages fruit trees. Recorded swarms: Kootenay Valley, 1912 and Okanagan Valley, 1913, 1918; also common at Victoria, 1923 and Lillooet, 1926. Judging by population outbreaks, there is probably a 4 or 5-year life cycle.
Orchard Cicada Probably fairly newly emerged. They eyes will turn black eventually, but the chestnut coloring on the forelegs is indicative of this species. Geotagged,Orchard Cicada,Platypedia areolata,Spring,United States

Appearance

Adults: Head 6-6.5 mm wide; overall length (wings folded) 2.6-3.0 cm. Black; legs redbrown; weakly marked with a narrow yellow line across the "collar" between the wing bases (the hind margin of the pronotum), two yellow spots at base of abdomen and often a longitudinal stripe just behind head.

Distribution

Pacific coast from California to intermontane valleys of southern British Columbia

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyCicadidae
GenusPlatypedia
SpeciesPlatypedia areolata
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United States of America