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title: "Pharaoh Cicada"
description: "Magicicada septendecim — Insectos y arañas. Magicicada septendecim, sometimes called the Pharaoh cicada or the 17-year locust, is native to Canada and the United States and is the largest and most northern species of periodical cicada with a 17-year lifecycle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/pharaoh-cicada
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Pharaoh Cicada

> Magicicada septendecim — Insectos y arañas. Magicicada septendecim, sometimes called the Pharaoh cicada or the 17-year locust, is native to Canada and the United States and is the largest and most northern species of periodical cicada with a 17-year lifecycle.

- Scientific name: *Magicicada septendecim*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 17413
- Wikidata: [Q1949538](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1949538)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105098](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105098)

## Names

- en: Pharaoh Cicada

## Countries with the most observations

US (15813)

## Summary

Magicicada septendecim, sometimes called the Pharaoh cicada or the 17-year locust, is native to Canada and the United States and is the largest and most northern species of periodical cicada with a 17-year lifecycle.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magicicada_septendecim

## Photo

![Pharaoh Cicada](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pharaoh-cicada/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81817510

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pharaoh-cicada?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).