Diceroprocta apache | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadidae |
Tribe: | Fidicinini |
Genus: | Diceroprocta |
Species: | D. apache |
Binomial name | |
Diceroprocta apache (Davis, 1921) | |
Diceroprocta apache, the citrus cicada or Apache cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around three to four years. [4]
The Apache cicada is an important link in riparian hydrology [5] and food webs of desert regions. [6]