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Robust cicada
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Real-world info
Name: Hyalessa maculaticollis Family: Cicadidae - Cicadas
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
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 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

In Animal Crossing

#6

"I caught a robust cicada! And what a robust specimen!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year	Jul – Aug
Time of day	8 AM – 4 PM
Location	On trees
Weather	Any weather
Selling price	300 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World

#18

"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

In City Folk

#19

"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

In New Leaf

#20

"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

In Pocket Camp

#30

Availability	Not currently available 2020-06-29 – 2020-09-09 2023-06-28 – 2023-09-15
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	58.4 mm – 61.6 mm
Rarity	★★
Selling price	100 Bells
Version added	Unknown
Villager gift data	Tier: 3 (Uncommon+) Rewards:  1,500 Bells Fortune cookie (20%) +3 Friendship points

In New Horizons

#27

"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

Donating to the museum

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

"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

"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

"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 Leaf

After donating, the robust cicada can be found in the upper right room in the bug exhibit, on the tree between the walker cicada and the cyclommatus stag.

" Robust cicadas are distinguished by the shortness of their bodies in relation to their wing size. They used to share territories with brown cicadas, but robust cicadas tend to prefer dry locales. As you'd expect, they make a rather robust call, though males actually change their sound around females."

In New Horizons

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.

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Real-world information

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

	ミンミンゼミ Min-min-zemi	"Min-min" cicada, after the sound of their calls
	참매미 Chammaemi	Hyalessa maculaticollis
	斑透翅蝉 Bān tòu chì chán	Spotted clear-winged cicada
	斑透翅蟬 Unknown
	Певчая цикада Pevchaya cikada	Singing cicada
	Minmin-cicade	Min-min cicada
	Mannazikade (prior to New Horizons) Hyalessa-Zikade (New Horizons)	Cicada orni Hyalessa cicada
	Cigarra oriental	Oriental cicada
	Cigale hyalessa	Hyalessa cicada
	Cicala robusta	Robust cicada

Notes

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