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Cicada Sightings Index Page

Below are all user-submitted cicada sightings. If you believe that you have spotted a cicada - and have a photograph, please click on the link in the right-hand navigation under the "Submit Report" section. Cicada sightings are being solicated because they help in filling in gaps in the distribution of cicadas species.

Please note that not all entries below are actual cicadas but rather other types of insects that users thought may have been cicadas. These mis-identifications are just as important because they help in educating you to identify actual cicadas as well as aiding in identifying what the actual insect is.

Every entry contains a comment from Massachusetts Cicadas. When you submit a sighting you can either comment back or simply return for the identification of your particular cicada or non-cicada insect.

Tibicen canicularis from Beverly, Ma.

T. canicularis sighting in Beverly, MA

Found this guy (or girl) buzzing frantically around in my front lawn after I disturbed it with the h
Date Posted: 2011-08-02 Comments: (5)
Tibicen robinsonianus in O'Fallon, MO

Tibicen robinsonianus in O'Fallon, MO

66 percent humidity. Winds 8mph SSW. Dew Point 78.3. Looking back on my reports, I noticed that I
Date Posted: 2011-08-02 Comments: (1)
Tibicen dorsatus cicada

Tibicen dorsatus in Dunkel, IL

tibicen dorsatus. very easy to capture and does well captive. found only along waterways near old ra
Date Posted: 2011-07-31 Comments: (3)
Tibicen pruinosus Female from O'Fallon, MO

Tibicen pruinosus Female from O'Fallon, MO

Attached are photos of what I believe to be a female T. canicularis. I am emailing you this sighting
Date Posted: 2011-07-31 Comments: (5)
Male Tibicen lyricen cicada

Tibicen lyricen cicada in Lynn, MA

The bug flew in my house and i caught it.
Date Posted: 2011-07-30 Comments: (1)
Tibicen superbus cicada

Tibicen superbus Cicada in Austin, TX

I believe its a Tibicen superbus, that I netted off the low lying branch of a tree. Its a female, th
Date Posted: 2011-07-30 Comments: (1)
Tibicen pronotalis from Moweaqua, IL

Tibicen pronotalis teneral in Moweaqua, IL

The lat and longitude is right on the tree i get these pronotalis. Giant Cottenwoods produce pronota
Date Posted: 2011-07-29 Comments: (1)
Another Tibicen cicada from Dardenne Prairie, MO

Another Tibicen cicada from Dardenne Prairie, MO

I don't know for sure what this is. I'm kind of leaning towards Tibicen canicularis, but I await you
Date Posted: 2011-07-28 Comments: (6)

Submit a Report

Did you spot an annual cicada or a cicada killer wasp? If you did and you have a photo and want to report it, please click the link below.

Brood I Information

The Brood I periodical cicada emergence happened in 2012 in Virginia, W. Virginia and Tennessee. Below are some of the highlights.

Brood XIX Information

The Brood XIX periodical cicada emergence has come and gone. Below is some information that you may find helpful.