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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 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)
Cicada sighting in Sugar Land, TX

T. superbus in Sugar Land, TX

Glad I found your site. Growing up I was always taught that the shells were of locusts, not cicadas!
Date Posted: 2009-07-20 Comments: (2)
Molting Tibicen lyricen cicada

Cicada Sighted in Groton, MA

Hello Cicada Dude, Found this insect on my tire this afternoon. I think it's a cicada, but
Date Posted: 2009-07-02 Comments: (2)
Periodical cicada teneral

Brood XIV Stragglers from Batavia, OH

Hello All, just an fyi I found 7 stragglers tonight and 1 cast shell from the ni
Date Posted: 2009-05-20 Comments: (0)
Possible cicada emergence holes in Newburyport, MA

Emergence Holes in Newburyport, MA

Not sure if this is a cicada, there are about 100 holes, all in one area, sandy soil smooth tunnel,
Date Posted: 2009-04-21 Comments: (1)
Emergence Holes in Engelwood, CO

Emergence Holes in Engelwood, CO

I have hundreds of holes in my yard that I believe are emergence holes. It has been very warm this p
Date Posted: 2009-03-10 Comments: (1)
T. canicularis

Cicada from Northampton, MA

greetings; On Tuesday September 16, 2008 I photographed a cicada in Northampton,
Date Posted: 2008-09-16 Comments: (1)
Tibicen canicularis from Florence, MA

Cicada Sighted in Florence, MA

Hi Gerry, Please let me know what it is. It's my first cicada. Saw it by chance when hanging
Date Posted: 2008-09-03 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.