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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 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)
Tibicen tibicen in Wethersfield CT

Tibicen tibicen in Wethersfield CT

Hi Gerry-Thanks for stopping by Wethersfield last week. We really enjoyed learning about the Cicada
Date Posted: 2010-07-25 Comments: (1)
Cicada Sighting in Higganum, CT

Cicada Sighting in Higganum, CT

Found it dead on my deck. Appears to be the Dog Day variety.
Date Posted: 2010-07-18 Comments: (1)
Many Tibicen lyricen tenerals

Tibicen lyricens in Lunenburg, MA

About 11 of these cicadas were emerging on a 25+ year old yellowood tree. Don't know if there is any
Date Posted: 2010-07-03 Comments: (4)
Leaf Hopper in California

Cicadas in California

I have been bitten either by a cicada (which I don't know if it stings) or some kind of tiny wasp th
Date Posted: 2010-06-23 Comments: (5)
Dead T. lyricen cicada

More Cicadas from Wallingford, CT

Gerry, A dead cicada was found this morning on work property. It appears that in
Date Posted: 2009-09-15 Comments: (4)
Tibicen canicularis in Clinton, MA

Cicada Sighted in Clinton, MA

Found this cicada (?) alive in our pool. After 1/2 hour drying, it flew off to the nearby woods.
Date Posted: 2009-09-13 Comments: (1)
Female Cicada

Cicada from Wallingford, CT

Hi, I found this specimen in Wallingford, Ct this morning (alive and well). It l
Date Posted: 2009-08-31 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.