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An adult Brood X cicada in Princeton, New Jersey (June 7, 2004) Brood X (Brood 10), the Great Eastern Brood, is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the eastern United States. [1] [2] The brood's first major emergence after 2021 is predicted to occur during 2038. [1] [3]
A Brood X cicada takes flight among the treetops in June 2021 in Columbia, Maryland. Broods XIX and XIII haven't been aboveground at the same time since 1803. - Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
Many Brood X periodical cicadas (Magicicada) (video with sound) The winged imago (adult) periodical cicada has two red compound eyes, three small ocelli, and a black dorsal thorax. The wings are translucent with orange veins. The underside of the abdomen may be black, orange, or striped with orange and black, depending on the species. [10]
How are this year's cicadas different than the cicadas in 2021? In 2021, 17-year Brood X or "The Great Eastern Brood" invaded the eastern U.S., in states like Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee ...
There are 15 “periodical” cicada broods in the US — three which emerge on 13-year cycles, and the rest every 17 years. That means there’s usually just one type of cicada at a time.
Brood X crowded Franklin County in 2021. As a 17-year cicada, the capital city won't see another Brood X emergence until 2038, according to Georgetown University .
Brood XIX includes all four different species of 13-year cicadas: Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868), Magicicada tredecassini (Alexander and Moore, 1962), Magicicada tredecula (Alexander and Moore, 1962), and the recently discovered Magicicada neotredecim (Marshall and Cooley, 2000). 2011 was the first appearance of Brood XIX since the discovery of the new species, which was first ...
In late May and early June, trillions of cicadas will emerge from the ground in 15 states. Here's everything you need to know about Brood X, including a map.