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Cicada and Cicada Killer Sightings

About the Sightings Section

This section contains user-submitted cicada and cicada killer sightings information. The section is divided into two categories, "Cicadas" and "Cicada Killers". Below is a brief synopsis on a particular sighting ordered by most recent sighting first. Clicking on the thumbnail or sighting location link will transport you to detailed information.

Why Cicada and Cicada Killer Sightings are Wanted

Cicada and Cicada Killer sightings are being solicated because they help in filling in gaps in the distribution of cicadas and cicada killer species. The information obtained is added to our distribution maps and is shared with other researchers from around the world. With the creation of the internet and its connectivity, it allows us to cover great geographic distances without the need for travel. If you would like to report a cicada or cicada killer sighting please follow the link under the Submit a Report section in the right-hand column menu list.

Tibicen auriferus male cicada from Topeka, KS

Tibicen auriferus in Topeka, KS

This is a Tibicen auriferus I found at my school. The first picture is one with the auriferus male i
Date Posted: 2011-08-26 Comments: (1) Category: Cicadas
Tibicen canicularis cicada Salem, N.H.

Tibicen Cicada in Salem, NH

Saw this on my deck and I looked it up definately a cicada but I do not know what kind.
Date Posted: 2011-08-24 Comments: (1) Category: Cicadas
Tibicen female from Lake St. Charles

Tibicen tibicen found in Lake St. Louis, MO

While I was wandering around behind the local Walmart searching for the ever elusive T. auletes, I c
Date Posted: 2011-08-24 Comments: (1) Category: Cicadas
Cicada Killer wasp in Bridgeport, CT

Cicada Killer Wasp in Bridgeport, CT

found in our back yard and it is a male we are guessing he just mated.
Date Posted: 2011-08-23 Comments: (1) Category: Cicada Killers
Tibicen tibicen female

Tibicen tibicen in Brooklyn, NY

I noticed it sitting on the window screen, so i took the cicada off the screen and took few pics of
Date Posted: 2011-08-23 Comments: (6) Category: Cicadas
Tibicen canicularis cicada Scituate, MA.

A Tibcen canicularis from Scituate, MA

Large (seemed to be at least 2" long incl. wings) bug on a dahlia. Seemed mostly gray in color, w/gr
Date Posted: 2011-08-21 Comments: (1) Category: Cicadas
Tibicen canicularis

Tibicen canicularis from Brockton, MA

Was walking inside from picking up my girlfriend and saw this on the walkway to the house from the c
Date Posted: 2011-08-21 Comments: (1) Category: Cicadas
Tibicen canicularis cicada Taunton, MA.

T. canicularis in Taunton, Ma.

Hello. I am VERY concerned about what I found on my front stoop this a.m. A dead cicada with its und
Date Posted: 2011-08-20 Comments: (10) Category: Cicadas

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.