Megatibicen grossus

Megatibicen grossus, formerly Megatibicen auletes,^[1] commonly called the northern dusk-singing cicada, giant oak cicada, or southern oak cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the eastern United States and portions of southeastern Canada.^[2]

Megatibicen grossus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Megatibicen
Species:	M. grossus
Binomial name
Megatibicen grossus (Germar, 1834)
Synonyms
Synonymy Tettigonia grossa Tibicen auletes Neotibicen auletes Megatibicen auletes

Notes

M. grossus is the largest cicada species in North America north of Mexico. It is associated with oak trees.^[3]