Robust cicada

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Robust Cicada NH Icon.png Robust cicada  
Artwork of robust cicada
Real-world info
Name: Hyalessa maculaticollis
Family: Cicadidae - Cicadas
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 ミンミンゼミ
 斑透翅蝉
 Cigale hyalessa
 Cigarra oriental
 Cicala robusta
 Певчая цикада
 참매미
 斑透翅蟬
 Cigale hyalessa
 Cigarra oriental
 Hyalessa-Zikade
 Minmin-cicade

The robust cicada[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date. It makes a unique sound which is different to other cicadas.

In the games that the robust cicada appears in, it is a common bug that the player can encounter, and can be found on trees. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from mid to late summer.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#6
Robust cicada
"I caught a robust cicada! And what a robust specimen!"

Time of year[nb 2] Jul – Aug
Time of day 8 AM – 4 PM
Location On trees
Weather Any weather
Selling price  300 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#18

Robust cicada
"I caught a robust cicada! You're a hearty little guy!"

Description They have green and black bodies and clear wings.
Time of year Jul – Aug
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times 8 AM – 4 PM
Location On trees
Bug size 60 mm
Selling price  300 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#19

Robust cicada
"I caught a robust cicada! Gimme a hearty YAAAY!"

Description These have black and green bodies and transparent wings.
Time of year Jul – Aug
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times N/A
Location On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Bug size 60 mm
Rarity Common
Selling price  300 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#20

Robust cicada
"I caught a robust cicada! It seems pretty lively to me!"

Alternate catch quote: "I caught a robust cicada! They're pretty docile on rainy days."

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 60 mm
Rarity Very common
Selling price  300 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#30

Robust cicada

Event availability None
Location Sunburst Island
Size 60.9 mm
Rarity ★★
Catch rate 10.5386%
Selling price  100 Bells
Request reward  1,500 Bells
3 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points
Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)


In New Horizons[edit]

#27

Robust cicada
"I caught a robust cicada! It DOES seem pretty lively!"

Alternate catch quote: "I caught a robust cicada! Not so energetic in the rain, huh?"

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
Rarity Very common
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 300 Bells
 Flick 450 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

Like all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the robust cicada can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will give some information about it.

In Animal Crossing[edit]

"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."

In Wild World[edit]

"When a female robust cicada approaches, the male will change its call, eh wot? To think that they're mere bugs and they play these mind games... Disgusting!"

In City Folk[edit]

"Fittingly enough, the robust cicada can issue a robust, loud chirp...and it does so quite often. I've heard this beastie's impertinent cry so often that I've grown rather good at imitating it. Listen! Chiiirp! CHIIIRP! CHIIir..."

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

In New Horizons[edit]

When donated, Blathers will say the following:

"The robust cicada got its name from the chirping sound it makes, which is said to be quite...well...robust. But "robust" hardly describes it. Abrasive! Bombastic! Cacophonous! That's more like it! Beside the horrid caterwauling, this bug is known for its long wings, short body, and green coloring. But looking at a robust cicada is just as unpleasant as listening to one. My eyes AND my ears are offended."

Once donated, the robust cicada can be found on the trees right in front of the entrance to the bug exhibit.

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

Robust Cicada Real.jpg

Hyalessa maculaticollis is a cicada native to much of eastern Asia, including Japan, Korea, China, and parts of Russia. Much like all cicadas, the robust cicada has transparent wings, small bodies in comparison and large eyes on either side of their heads. Their Japanese name comes from the male cicada's calls, which have been found to vary depending on location.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese ミンミンゼミ
Min-min-zemi
"Min-min" cicada, after the sound of their calls

Korean 참매미
Chammaemi
Hyalessa maculaticollis

Simplified Chinese 斑透翅蝉
Bān tòu chì chán
Spotted clear-winged cicada

Traditional Chinese 斑透翅蟬
Unknown

Russian Певчая цикада
Pevchaya cikada
Singing cicada

Dutch Minmin-cicade Min-min cicada

German Mannazikade (prior to New Horizons)
Hyalessa-Zikade (New Horizons)
Cicada orni
Hyalessa cicada

European Spanish Cigarra oriental Oriental cicada

European French Cigale hyalessa Hyalessa cicada

Italian Cicala robusta Robust cicada

Notes[edit]

  1. Japanese: ミンミンゼミ Hepburn: Minminzemi
  2. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.