Cicada season in New Zealand begins in November and lasts throughout their Summer months.
Here is a list of the best New Zealand cicada links:
- New Zealand Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae): A virtual identification guide (landcareresearch.co.nz) A wonderful web site. Includes a visual identification guide, checklist, and image gallery. Photos of dozens of species. (updated 8/18/2024)
- Introducing cicadas (teara.govt.nz) Photos, sounds and 4 paragraphs of information.
- New Zealand cicadas (troutbum.co.nz)
Large photos of Kikihia and Amphipsalta. - Here is a nice article about the cicada Sounds of a Kiwi summer.
- A Flickr gallery of New Zealand Cicadas
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New Zealand has an especially long cicada season. Some of the Kikihia species, especially the grass ones, can begin in the north in September (early spring), and the northern shrub Kikihia like K. cutora don’t run completely out of gas until July. In warmer, north-facing grassy spots, the odd Kikihia muta male can be heard in any month of the year when a patch of milder weather comes through to bring them out. The Amphipsalta (the noisiest ones), Maoricicada (mountain species), Notopsalta, and Rhodopsalta species tend to have more focused seasons of adult activity.