c im , ▁sometimes ▁called ▁the ▁Ph ara oh ▁cic ada ▁or ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁year ▁loc ust , ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁northern ▁species ▁of ▁period ical ▁cic ada ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year ▁life ▁cycle . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁species ▁included ▁in ▁Magic ic ada , ▁the ▁insect ' s ▁eyes ▁and ▁wing ▁ve ins ▁are ▁re dd ish ▁and ▁its ▁d ors al ▁thor ax ▁is ▁black . ▁It ▁is ▁distinguished ▁by ▁broad ▁orange ▁stri pes ▁on ▁its ▁ab d omen ▁and ▁a ▁unique ▁high - p itch ed ▁song ▁said ▁to ▁res emble ▁someone ▁calling ▁" we ee ee - who a " ▁or ▁" Ph ara oh ," ▁ ▁features ▁it ▁shares ▁with ▁the ▁newly ▁discovered ▁ 1 3 - year ▁species ▁Magic ic ada ▁ne ot re dec im . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁similar ities ▁between ▁M . ▁sept ende c im ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁closely ▁related ▁ 1 3 - year ▁species ▁M . ▁ne ot re dec im ▁and ▁M . ▁tre dec im , ▁the ▁three ▁species ▁are ▁often ▁described ▁together ▁as ▁" dec im ▁period ical ▁cic adas ." ▁ ▁Period icity ▁Historical ▁accounts ▁c ite ▁reports ▁of ▁ 1 5 - ▁to ▁ 1 7 - year ▁rec urr ences ▁of ▁enorm ous ▁numbers ▁of ▁no isy ▁emer gent ▁cic adas ▁(" loc ust s ") ▁written ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 7 3 3 . ▁