Brown cicada

Brown Cicada
Brown Cicada
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Real-world info
	Name: Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata; Family: Cicadidae - Cicadas
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages アブラゼミ; 油蝉; Cigale cercope; Cigarra marrón; Cicala marrone; Коричневая цикада 유지매미; 油蟬; Cigale cercope; Cigarra marrón; Braunzikade; Bruine cicade

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"I caught a large brown cicada! ...Or is it just really dirty?" —Animal Crossing

"I caught a brown cicada! These guys are everywhere!" —Wild World

The Brown Cicada is a common insect in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori. It makes a unique chirping sound, which resembles what could be described as a continuous alarm or vibrating sound, rather than the regular chirp. The Brown Cicada can be sold for 200 Bells.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#5

"I caught a large brown cicada! ...Or is he just really dirty?"

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year^{[nb 1]}	Jul – Aug
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	On trees
Weather	Any weather
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World

#17

"I caught a brown cicada! These guys are everywhere!"

Description	In some cultures, its cry is said to resemble the sound of frying.
Time of year	Jul - Aug
Time of day	8 AM - 5 PM
Peak times	8 AM - 4 PM
Location	On trees
Bug size	58 mm
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#18

"I caught a brown cicada! I hope it's not afraid-a!"

Description	In some cultures, the chirping of these insects is said to resemble frying sounds.
Time of year	Jul – Aug
Time of day	8 AM - 5 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Bug size	58 mm
Rarity	Common
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#19

"I caught a brown cicada! These things are everywhere!"

Time of year	Jul – Aug
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	8 AM - 4 PM
Location	On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Size	57 mm
Rarity	Very common
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#26

"I caught a brown cicada! Now it probably feels blue, cicada."

Time of year	North: Jul – Aug South: Jan – Feb
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny: 250 Bells Flick: 375 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

Animal Crossing

"Cicadas. What can one say about these odd insects? They are certainly...noisy! Noisy enough, I should say! Their horrid caterwauling is awfully irritating, you know. About as musical as a train wreck, eh wot? I'm sure that the cicadas have quite valid reasons for such boisterous behavior, but I dare say there are limits. And they have those membranes on their abdomens, which vibrate to create those disturbing tones...Odius."

City Folk

"Ah, hoo, the brown cicada. The call of this creature is said to sound like hot oil sputtering, eh wot? I'm rather not sure that hearing the sound of deep-frying on a hot summer night is a pleasant thing..."

It can be found in the middle terrace, on the front-most tree of the middle island, sharing it with the Robust Cicada.

New Horizons

"Cicadas are obnoxious insects. And not just brown cicadas mind you... but all cicadas! They flex ribbed membranes on their torso called tymbals to make a loud snapping sound. So rude! Hoo! Yes, it is only the males who make the noise. Sometimes at a volume that can produce pain at close range! Appallingly inconsiderate, I must say..."

Real-world information

Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata on a tree

The Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (large brown cicada) is called tatarakihi by the locals, in their native language, Maori. Much like all cicadas, the brown cicada has transparent wings, small bodies in comparison, and large eyes on either side of their heads. They are considered a pest by farmers because they attack and eat crops. The literal translation of their japanese name (アブラゼミ (Aburazemi)) is Oil Cicada, likely due to the fact that some cultures hear their calls as the sounds of oil sputtering from a frying pan.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	アブラゼミ Aburazemi	Lit. "oil cicada"

	유지매미 yujimaemi	Brown cicada

	油蝉 Yóuchán	Translation of Japanese name

	油蟬 Unknown

	Коричневая цикада Korichnevaya Tsykada	Brown cicada

	Bruine cicade	Brown cicada

	Braunzikade	Brown cicada

	Cigarra marrón	Brown cicada

	Cigale cercope

	Cicala m	Brown cicada