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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.

Brood XIX Tenerals from Pineville, NC

Brood XIX Going Strong in Pineville, NC

As i am not a native to the US and only moved here 13 years ago this is my first experience with the
Date Posted: 2011-05-01 Comments: (1)
Giant Water Bug

Cicada in Worcester MA

I was just looking on your sight trying to identify this injured bug I took a picture of at work. I
Date Posted: 2010-09-30 Comments: (1)
Tibicen canicularis cicada

Cicadas in North Attleboro, MA

See attached... Sorry, the glass isn't that smooth in this jar, hard to take a picture of.
Date Posted: 2010-08-31 Comments: (1)
Female T. tibicen from Cape Cod

Tibicen tibicen on Cape Cod, MA

Found in Yarmouth Port Barnstable County. Landed on our deck fense in our back yard
Date Posted: 2010-08-10 Comments: (2)
Tibicen canicularis female

Tibicen canicularis in Tremont, ME

Cicada found in the Town of Tremont Maine - Hancock County
Date Posted: 2010-08-09 Comments: (1)
Tibicen exuvia in Coventry, RI

Tibicen exuvia in Coventry, RI

Found the skeleton to nymph..this is second one I found in my yard.
Date Posted: 2010-08-08 Comments: (3)
T. canicularis from Epping, NH

Tibicen canicularis in Epping, NH

Cicada found in Rockingham County in the town of Epping, NH
Date Posted: 2010-07-31 Comments: (3)
Tibicen lyricen cicada

Cicada Sighting in Port Washington, NY

The cicada was immobile (presumably dead), covered in tiny black ants, dessicated, and its dorsal ex
Date Posted: 2010-07-26 Comments: (1)

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.