Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Okanagana occidentalis (Walker in Lord, 1866)
• Short Name: O. occidentalis
• Where it is found: AZ, BC, AB, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black with beige highlights.
• Eye Color: black
• Pronotal Collar Color: beige
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Identification: iNaturalist
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System

From Davis’ key to Okanagana¹:

A. Male uncus not hooked at extremity, sometimes sinuate.

B. Expanse of fore wings more than 50 mm.

C. Base of fore and hind wings orange red more or less variegated with black.

DD. Outer edge of front wing of a more continuous curve. Medium sized species, except schaefferi, which is large.

EE. Legs, especially the front pair considerably blackened.

F. Shining species with rather broad wings, and the hind margin of pronotum orange or reddish.

Venation of the fore wings fuscous, except the costal margin, which is often narrowly edged with black, but otherwise greenish-orange to the end of the radial cell; subcostal vein black. Basal cell clear or nearly so. Pronotum edged on hind margin and at posterior angles and sometimes narrowly on sides with greenish-orange. Head small rather blunt in front, and proportionately broader than in the next species, very hairy on the dorsal surface and with a considerable amount of rather long hairs behind the eyes; beneath thickly clothed with whitish hairs. The last ventral segment of the female doubly notched. Expands about 60 mm.

Similar to: Okanagana schaefferi Davis, 1915, Okanagana rimosa rimosa (Say, 1830) aka Say’s Cicada, Okanagana canadensis (Provancher, 1889) aka Canadian Cicada, Okanagana tristis tristis Van Duzee, 1915 and Okanagana bella Davis, 1919 aka Mountain Cicada.

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genera: Okanagana
Species: Okanagana occidentalis (Walker in Lord, 1866)

List of sources

1. Davis, William T. Cicadas of the genera Okanagana, Tibicinoides and Okanagodes, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. v27. 179-223. 1919. Link.
2. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
3. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
4. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
5. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Okanagana nigrodorsata Davis, 1923.

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Okanagana nigrodorsata Davis, 1923
• Short Name: O. nigrodorsata
• Where it is found: CA, NV, WA
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black with dark brown highlights. Pruinose.
• Eye Color: black
• Pronotal Collar Color: black and dark brown
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Identification: iNaturalist
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genera: Okanagana
Species: Okanagana nigrodorsata Davis, 1923

List of sources

1. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
2. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
3. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
4. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Okanagana nigriviridis Davis, 1921.

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Okanagana nigriviridis Davis, 1921
• Short Name: O. nigriviridis
• Where it is found: CA
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Light green and black.
• Eye Color: Green/Blue
• Pronotal Collar Color: light green
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Identification: iNaturalist
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genera: Okanagana
Species: Okanagana nigriviridis Davis, 1921

List of sources

1. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
2. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
3. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
4. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Okanagana napa Davis, 1919
• Short Name: O. napa
• Where it is found: CA, ID, WA
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black & orange. Orange wing viens.
• Eye Color: Black
• Pronotal Collar Color: Black
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Identification: BugGuide
• Identification: iNaturalist

From Davis’ key to Okanagana¹:

A. Male uncus not hooked at extremity, sometimes sinuate.

B. Expanse of fore wings more than 50 mm.

C. Base of fore and hind wings orange red more or less variegated with black.

DD. Outer edge of front wing of a more continuous curve. Medium sized species, except schaefferi, which is large.

E. Legs almost entirely orange or greenish in color. Abdomen pale beneath including the rather long valve.

Head, pronotum and mesonotum black, much variegated with dull orange; venation of fore wings uniformly light in color, basal cell clear; tergum shining black with the segments narrowly margined with orange posteriorly. A larger-headed species than the last, and with a shorter uncus. Expands about 60 mm.

Similar to: Okanagana vandykei Van Duzee, 1915, Okanagana lurida Davis, 1919, and Okanagana ornata Van Duzee, 1915.

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genera: Okanagana
Species: Okanagana napa Davis, 1919

List of sources

1. Davis, William T. Cicadas of the genera Okanagana, Tibicinoides and Okanagodes, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. v27. 179-223. 1919. Link.
2. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
3. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
4. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
5. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Okanagana mariposa oregonensis Davis, 1939
• Short Name: O. mariposa oregonensis
• Where it is found: OR
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black with beige highlights.
• Eye Color: black/gray
• Pronotal Collar Color: black and beige
• Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Identification: BugGuide
• Identification: iNaturalist

From Davis’ key to Okanagana¹:

A. Male uncus not hooked at extremity, sometimes sinuate.

B. Expanse of fore wings more than 50 mm.

C. Base of fore and hind wings orange red more or less variegated with black.

D. Outer edge of fore wings forming a somewhat straight line.

Pronotum all black; mesonotum black except at sides; front margin of fore wings bright orange to first marginal cell; venation thickened, especially about the marginal cells; notch in last ventral segment of female simple. Expands about 80 mm.

Similar to: Okanagana magnifica Davis, 1919, Okanagana magnifica Davis, 1919, and Okanagana cruentifera (Uhler, 1892).

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genera: Okanagana
Species: Okanagana mariposa oregonensis Davis, 1939

List of sources

1. Davis, William T. Cicadas of the genera Okanagana, Tibicinoides and Okanagodes, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. v27. 179-223. 1919. Link.
2. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
3. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
4. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
5. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Okanagana mariposa mariposa Davis, 1915.
• Short Name: O. mariposa mariposa
• Where it is found: AZ, CA, NM, OR, UT
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black with light orange highlights. Hairy.
• Eye Color: black/gray
• Pronotal Collar Color: black with light orange edge
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Identification: iNaturalist
• Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System

From Davis’ key to Okanagana¹:

A. Male uncus not hooked at extremity, sometimes sinuate.

B. Expanse of fore wings more than 50 mm.

C. Base of fore and hind wings orange red more or less variegated with black.

D. Outer edge of fore wings forming a somewhat straight line.

Pronotum all black; mesonotum black except at sides; front margin of fore wings bright orange to first marginal cell; venation thickened, especially about the marginal cells; notch in last ventral segment of female simple. Expands about 80 mm.

Similar to: Okanagana mariposa oregonensis Davis, 1939, Okanagana magnifica Davis, 1919, and Okanagana cruentifera (Uhler, 1892).

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genera: Okanagana
Species: Okanagana mariposa mariposa Davis, 1915

List of sources

1. Davis, William T. Cicadas of the genera Okanagana, Tibicinoides and Okanagodes, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. v27. 179-223. 1919. Link.
2. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
3. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
4. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
5. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Okanagana magnifica Davis, 1919.
• Short Name: O. magnifica
• Where it is found: AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, OR, UT, WY
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black with orange highlights. Hairy.
• Eye Color: gray
• Pronotal Collar Color: black
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Identification: BugGuide
• Identification: iNaturalist

Okanagana magnifica song by Tim McNary:

From Davis’ key to Okanagana¹:

A. Male uncus not hooked at extremity, sometimes sinuate.

B. Expanse of fore wings more than 50 mm.

C. Base of fore and hind wings orange red more or less variegated with black.

D. Outer edge of fore wings forming a somewhat straight line.

Pronotum narrowly edged on sides and posterior margins with rufus; venation not at all thickened. Expands about 75 mm.

Similar to: Okanagana mariposa oregonensis Davis, 1939, Okanagana mariposa mariposa Davis, 1915, and Okanagana cruentifera (Uhler, 1892)

List of sources

1. Davis, William T. Cicadas of the genera Okanagana, Tibicinoides and Okanagodes, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. v27. 179-223. 1919. Link.
2. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
3. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
4. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
5. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

Okanagana luteobasalis Davis, 1935.

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Okanagana luteobasalis Davis, 1935
• Short Name: O. luteobasalis
• Where it is found: AB, BC, CA, CO, ID, MB, MT, NV, ND, OR, UT, WA, WY
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black with light orange highlights.
• Eye Color: black
• Pronotal Collar Color: light orange
• Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Identification: BugGuide
• Identification: iNaturalist

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genera: Okanagana
Species: Okanagana luteobasalis Davis, 1935

List of sources

1. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
2. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
3. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
4. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.