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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 in Framingham, MA

Cicadas in Framingham, MA

The tree in my back yard was littered with abandoned exoskeletons, but I managed to snap a few pict
Date Posted: 2009-08-18 Comments: (3)
Tibicen canicularis nymph

Cicada Sighting in Uncasville, CT

Hi i found your website when i was looking to id a strange bug I found. on 8/18/09 I was out side w
Date Posted: 2009-08-18 Comments: (4)
Tibicen lyricen cicada

Cicadas in Danbury, CT

Found one of these 8-14-09 but couldn't identify it at bugguide.net. Hairdresser mentioned cicada ki
Date Posted: 2009-08-16 Comments: (2)
Female Tibicen lyricen cicada

Cicada Sighted in Attleboro, MA

hello i found this bug in attleboro mass i did not know a ting about it untill i went on your site i
Date Posted: 2009-08-16 Comments: (1)
Cicada sighting in Charleston, SC

Tibicen auletes in Charleston, SC

Hello Gerry, I just emailed you the seven pictures that I took of the cicada abo
Date Posted: 2009-08-14 Comments: (1)
Tibicen canicularis cicada

Cicadas in Brentwood, NH

Sorry don't know the coordinates but it was seen sitting in the paved road about 300 yards from my h
Date Posted: 2009-08-12 Comments: (2)
Tibicen tibicen cicada

Tibicen tibicen in West Hartford, CT

Someone in my office found what looks like a Tibicen Lyricen, outside our front door. Are these norm
Date Posted: 2009-08-12 Comments: (1)
Tibicen lyricen cicada

Cicada Sighting in Brockton, MA

Found this poor thing floating in our pool. Thought it was just a big dead bug. Scooped it out and
Date Posted: 2009-08-06 Comments: (3)

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.