Annual cicadas of West Virginia (WV):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Megatibicen grossus (Fabricius, 1775) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes
Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker’s Cicada
Neotibicen davisi davisi (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Davis’ Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti (Davis, 1910) aka Dark Lyric Cicada
Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Periodical cicadas of West Virginia (WV):
Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2025 (Brood XIV), 2029 (Brood I), 2033 (Brood V), 2036 (Brood XIII). 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
These cicadas will next emerge in 2025 (Brood XIV), 2029 (Brood I), 2033 (Brood V), 2036 (Brood XIII). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2025 (Brood XIV), 2029 (Brood I), 2033 (Brood V), 2036 (Brood XIII). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Related Articles
- Photos of Brood V cicadas in West Virginia by Matt Berger
- Brood IX (9) will emerge in 2020 in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
- Brood VIII will emerge in 2019 in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
- Brood I cicadas will emerge in Virginia and West Virginia in 2012
- Core Arboretum — Brood V Magicicada from Morgantown, WV (2016)
- Cicadas on leaves & trees — Brood V Magicicada from Morgantown, WV (2016)
- Brood V Magicicada from Morgantown, WV (2016)
- Cicada Fungi Research
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.