Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 1765
Primary Source Reference:
Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, no. 96, 1
Notes:
In addition to 17-year cicadas, Pennsylvania has at least nine species of annual cicadas. Du Simitière's specimen could have been an annual cicada or one from the 1766 appearance of the 17-year cicadas that emerged early. The 17-year cicada (Magicicada septendecim) is pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Du Simitière's Common Name:
Cicada
