Citrus Cicada

Diceroprocta apache · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Cicadidae

Also called: Apache Cicada, desert cicada

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Citrus Cicada
Photo: kclarksdnhmorg, CC BY

The citrus cicada lives in the southwestern part of North America. It is native to the same southwestern region of North America. From egg to natural adult death, its life cycle typically lasts three to four years.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found in southwestern North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Native to southwestern North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Alabama, Texas.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: introduced in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Citrus Cicada photo 2
Photo: redrovertracy, CC BY
Citrus Cicada photo 3
Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson, CC BY
Citrus Cicada photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Citrus Cicada photo 5
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY

Same family (Cicadidae)

Northern Dog-day CicadaNorthern Dog-day CicadaNeotibicen canicularisSwamp CicadaSwamp CicadaNeotibicen tibicenPharaoh CicadaPharaoh CicadaMagicicada septendecimAsh CicadaAsh CicadaCicada orniScissor GrinderScissor GrinderNeotibicen pruinosusSuperb Dog-day CicadaSuperb Dog-day CicadaNeotibicen superbus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diceroprocta_apache

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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