It has been observed in all of the three extant broods of 13 - year cicadas : Brood XIX , Brood XXII , and Brood XXIII .
M. tredecim was the first to be described of the four species with a 13 - year lifecycle .
M. tredecim has been observed in all of the three extant broods of 13 - year cicadas : Brood XIX , Brood XXII , and Brood XXIII .
M. tredecim was the first to be described of the four species with a 13 - year lifecycle .