Annual cicadas of Connecticut (CT):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Megatibicen grossus (Fabricius, 1775) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes
Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti (Davis, 1910) aka Dark Lyric Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Periodical cicadas of Connecticut (CT):
Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
They will next emerge in 2030 (Brood II). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
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The Simon Lab at UCONN
The Simon Lab, which focuses on the study of cicadas, is located in Connecticut, at the University of Connecticut.
Name and Location References:
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names & locations: BugGuide.net; iNaturalist.com; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; my personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- List of species with MAPs: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF] by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips. Download it once; treasure it forever.