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Cicada Killer Wasp Sightings Index Page

Below are all user-submitted cicada killer wasp sightings. If you believe that you have spotted a cicada killer wasp - and have a photograph, please click on the link in the right-hand navigation under the "Submit Report" section. Cicada killer wasp sightings are being solicated because they help in filling in gaps in the distribution of cicada species. Cicada killer females prey solely on cicadas and these wasps are often used to gain an idea of the types of cicada species that can be found in the general area of a cicada killer wasp burrow.

Please note that not all entries below are actual cicada killer wasps but rather other types of insects that readers thought may have been cicada killers. These mis-identifications are just as important because they help in educating you to identify actual cicada killer wasps 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 killer or non-cicada kller insect.

Cicada Killer Wasps

Cicada Killers in New York, NY

At Riverside Park South - 63rd Street along the Hudson River. I walk along the Hudson River
Date Posted: 2007-08-07 Comments: (2)
Cicada Killer Wasp in Maple Tree

Cicada Killers from Virginia Beach, VA

Saw this specimen just hanging around on a maple leaf this AM.
Date Posted: 2007-08-07 Comments: (2)
Cicada killer wasp in Townsend, MA

Cicada Killers in Townsend, MA

These wasps have been burrowing into my lawn. The lawn has a Southern exposure and is rather sandy.
Date Posted: 2007-08-03 Comments: (1)
Cicada Killer Wasps

Cicada Killers Sighted in Hope Valley, RI

Been seeing these wasps everyday since early July.
Date Posted: 2007-08-02 Comments: (1)
Dead cicada killer wasp

Cicada Killer Wasps in Dunbar, PA

Found This one flying around in my garage my Brother next door had three on his pool deck yesterday
Date Posted: 2007-07-31 Comments: (1)
Cicada Killer from Northampton, MA

Cicada Killers - Northampton, MA

There are 15 nests here in Northampton
Date Posted: 2007-07-27 Comments: (1)
Sphecius speciosus in Stevensville, MD

Cicada Killers in Stevensville, MD

Digging burrows in yard, territorial behavior, have seen two at the same time
Date Posted: 2007-07-26 Comments: (1)
Great Black Wasp

Cicada Killer in Florence, MA

Hampshire County 80's and humid
Date Posted: 2007-07-26 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.