seventeen-year cicada

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
periodical cicada
gptkbp:adultDiet do not feed
gptkbp:adultStageDuration few weeks
gptkbp:broods multiple distinct broods
gptkbp:color black body, red eyes, orange wing veins
gptkbp:commonName periodical cicada
gptkbp:conservationStatus not endangered
gptkbp:describedBy Charles Lester Marlatt
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:ecologicalRole aerates soil
provides food for predators
prunes trees
gptkbp:emergenceSeason late spring
gptkbp:emerges every 17 years
gptkbp:family gptkb:Cicadidae
gptkbp:features longest insect juvenile period
gptkbp:feedSystem tree roots
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1898
gptkbp:foundIn eastern United States
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Magicicada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label seventeen-year cicada
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 6-10 weeks
gptkbp:larvalStage underground
gptkbp:laysEggs in tree branches
gptkbp:lifeCycle 17 years
gptkbp:lifespan 4-6 weeks
gptkbp:makesSound males produce loud mating calls
gptkbp:matingCallFrequency up to 100 decibels
gptkbp:notableBroods gptkb:Brood_V
gptkb:Brood_X
Brood II
gptkbp:notableFeature synchronous mass emergence
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Magicicada_septendecim
gptkb:Magicicada_cassini
gptkb:Magicicada_septendecula
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies 7 recognized species
gptkbp:nymphsFeedOn xylem sap
gptkbp:nymphStageDuration 17 years
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
birds
insects
mammals
reptiles
gptkbp:relatedTo thirteen-year cicada
gptkbp:scientificName Magicicada spp.
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Cicadinae
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Magicicada_septendecim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7