Common cicadas of New Jersey (NJ)
All cicadas appear every year, unless otherwise noted.
Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
This cicada will next emerge in 2021 (Brood X), 2025 (Brood XIV), and 2030 (Brood II). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
This cicada will next emerge in 2021 (Brood X), 2025 (Brood XIV), and 2030 (Brood II). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada
This cicada will next emerge in 2021 (Brood X), 2025 (Brood XIV), and 2030 (Brood II). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) aka Hieroglyphic Cicada
Neotibicen davisi davisi (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Davis’ Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen latifasciatus (Davis, 1915) aka Coastal Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada
Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti (Davis, 1910) aka Dark Lyric Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Neotibicen winnemanna (Davis, 1912) aka Eastern Scissor(s) Grinder
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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.