Recent Comments about Cicadas

cicadamania on New tribe Ayuthiini

September 26, 2026

それは事実ではありません。

むんむんぺんぺん on New tribe Ayuthiini

September 25, 2026

毒があって、人間を刺す、と子ども向け図鑑にかいてありましたが、本当ですか？

Denko on Do cicadas bite or sting?

September 19, 2026

Well ain't ya a ray of sunshine

cicadamania on 2012-05-25 08_38_14

September 19, 2026

Email is cicadamania@gmail.com

Arthur Cunningham on 2012-05-25 08_38_14

September 18, 2026

I might have what you're looking for Im trying to figure out how to add pictures just to make sure it's what you're looking for.

Richard Fite on What do cicadas symbolize?

September 13, 2026

I lived in San Manuel AZ. and never met anyone calling them June bugs.

Richard Fite on What do cicadas symbolize?

September 13, 2026

Thank you

Richard Fite on What do cicadas symbolize?

September 13, 2026

We are Not in phx, we are in America. we call them cicadas, Im sitting out this rain w a dog day cicada rite now , she does not idenify as a june bug.

cicadamania on Common cicadas of New Hampshire

September 4, 2026

Before modern tools like Inaturalist, we did not know they were in New Hampshire, but they are. I need to update my page to reflect that.

Jim Lintner on Common cicadas of New Hampshire

September 4, 2026

9/04/26 11:00am. I just recorded a swamp(morning) Cicada Neotibicen tibicen in Franklin NH. Is that unusual?

Eli on Neotibicen superbus (Fitch, 1855) aka Superb Dog-Day Cicada

September 1, 2026

Jesus loves you so much He has a great plan for your life keep going.❤️✝️

Amelia on Notes on Brood II Stragglers in New Jersey 2026

August 25, 2026

Brood 2 stragglers are awake in CT!

cicadamania on How to tell if a Cicada is a Male or Female?

August 20, 2026

Female cicadas typically mate once with a single male, but they can lay eggs more than once based on zygotes from the mating experience.

Kandy Gilliam on How to tell if a Cicada is a Male or Female?

August 20, 2026

I saw an interesting question in the comments, but didn’t see an answer. Do female cicadas make with more than one male?

cicadamania on Common Cicadas of North America

August 17, 2026

Texas has at least 57 species of cicadas. Checkout this list on iNaturalist.

Ben W. on Common Cicadas of North America

August 17, 2026

I used to love cicadas as a boy growing up in north central texas in the early 70s.I would catch them as both adults and nymphs and even bring them into the house! Drove my parents up the wall.Was fascinated with the colors and the songs unique to each species.At least 3 of the species shown here are familiar to me,the small green ones,megatibicen pronotalis and the neotibicen superbus,and the big loud brown one megatibicen dorsatus,the latter I recall were easy to catch because they were low in shrubs,the others were all high in the trees..didn’t stop me from going...

Ryan McDougal on Diceroprocta vitripennis (Say, 1830) aka Green Winged Cicada

August 17, 2026

I have one setting on my porch railing in central Maine.

Callum on The one cicada that lives in Nova Scotia, Canada

August 11, 2026

Yeah man, we hear them Durham outside of pictou

Ben on Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson's Annual Cicada or Robinson's Cicada

August 11, 2026

We have many Robinson's and Scissors Grinders (possibly more than one species) in our trees (also mixed hardwood and cedar with a few pines) in rural NC outside of Liberty. There are some others, but these are preponderant. Robinson's remind me of small guiros (raspy Latin percussion instruments) being scraped regularly and deliberately. To my ear, they don't resemble any other cicada listed on cicadamania.com.

Ben on Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson's Annual Cicada or Robinson's Cicada

August 11, 2026

We have many Robinson's and Scissors Grinders (possibly more than one species) in our trees (also mixed hardwood and cedar with a few pines) in rural NC outside of Liberty. There are some others, but these are preponderant. Robinson's remind me of small guiros (raspy Latin percussion instruments) being scraped regularly and deliberately. To mu ear, they don't resemble any other cicada listed on cicadamania.com.

cicadamania on Frequently asked questions about cicada insects

August 10, 2026

From my personal experience, one of my trees has all the cicadas this year, and the other 8 did not. It could be that some critters got to the cicadas under your tree, so none emerged this year. Also, if you sprayed for other insects, that can wipe them out.

Penny S. Stewart on Frequently asked questions about cicada insects

August 10, 2026

Does anybody know why every year I have cicadas in my tree, and this year they're in all the surrounding trees, but they're not in my big locust maple tree?? Does anybody know the answer to that question? I had and identical tree about twenty feet from it.And it got attacked by ants and died, and i'm thinking, the reason is because this tree is dying and they're not in it. Can somebody please tell me i'm wrong???

Mark Munkres on Megatibicen dealbatus (Davis, 1915) aka Plains Cicada

August 9, 2026

We have a globe willow that they must love. We go out every night to see them coming out of their shells. We have seen as many as ten in a single night. We are in northwest Oklahoma.

Ward on Megatibicen dealbatus (Davis, 1915) aka Plains Cicada

August 4, 2026

Encounter: Cicada; approx 2am 8/2/2026, Billings MT, appeared to be plains Cicada similar to picture above. Removed from semi tire to prevent crushing, surprised at grip strength of insect for it’s size.

Abel on Looking for adult cicadas at night

August 4, 2026

Hi! Im a child and thank you for the info, im catching to feed to my lizard, i do get a little starlteld when i grab them and they "scream"... then i let go and they fly off. Well, ill keep looking for them with this info, THANK YOU!!

Zeph on Neotibicen davisi aka Davis' Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada

July 27, 2026

Ah, this is the one I was looking for! It sings right in the middle of the day, and the ones here in FL sound like a paper saw blade. This animal's sound always stands out, even among choruses of other drones. It's like a Savart's wheel in animal form. Great website! It's nice to put names and faces to all the sounds I've heard for years.

Zeph on Hieroglyphic cicada locations in New Jersey

July 27, 2026

It's one of my favorite animals. My Florida woods are full of them. Your video was useful in learning to distinguish their calls. I'm still hunting for the one whose call I like most - sounds like a paper saw blade or something - but the Hieroglyphic is undoubtedly the most stylish looking! I find the Hieroglyphics, and their exuviae, usually about 1-3 feet off the ground. They don't seem to be attracted to regular house lights or to the yellow "bug lights". In my experience, newly-emerged ones will sit perfectly still even if you pick up the object they're...

cicadamania on Fidicinoides pronoe (Walker, 1850)

July 26, 2026

There are 4 or 5 recordings on iNaturalist, but I don't know if they are correct.

Carlos Velazco on Fidicinoides pronoe (Walker, 1850)

July 26, 2026

Is there a sound recording for this species?

John on Common cicadas of California

July 25, 2026

I miss them too!

Jeff Diegel on Common cicadas of Montana

July 25, 2026

I live in Glendive, Mt. and this year 2026 we have cicadas singing away in the cottonwoods in Eyre Park. Last week I was leaving Reynolds Market, next door to Eyre Park after 10 p.m. and there was a cicada about four feet above the outside door, making the loud cicada sound.

cicadamania on Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson's Annual Cicada or Robinson's Cicada

July 23, 2026

Why do you say that? The cicada in the photo was identified by Kathy Hill, author of the paper https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3985.2.3. Her and her husband David Marshall are the experts on Neotibicen. I know a lot of people look for the band of white pruinose on the cicada's back, but that is not conclusive.

Coleman on Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson's Annual Cicada or Robinson's Cicada

July 23, 2026

Photo is of an N. lyricen.

cicadamania on Diceroprocta viridifascia (Walker, 1850)

July 23, 2026

If you leave a link to a youtube or IG video I can embed it.

cicadamania on Diceroprocta viridifascia (Walker, 1850)

July 23, 2026

Here's a good list of Cicadas in Okaloosa County

Landon Marchi on Diceroprocta viridifascia (Walker, 1850)

July 23, 2026

I spot some of these cicadas in the beach by the bay side in Destin-Fort Walton Beach, FL, they are by the small bushes and the small plants in the sand. I catch them that they are both male and female. The females are mostly in the plants by the sand and I catch them in the net. the males are mostly by the bushes and I caught one with my hands and maybe the net too. And they are sometimes hard to catch and hard to walk by them. I put these cicada in the cage and take them...

Patrick on Common cicadas of Washington state

July 19, 2026

Saw an emergent and loud cicada today in Walla Walla, WA. Honestly never knew we had them here until this event.

cicadamania on 2026 Brood II Straggler game plan

July 16, 2026

@Angela -- That would be a Okanagana rimosa rimosa (Say, 1830) aka Say’s Cicada

Angela on 2026 Brood II Straggler game plan

July 16, 2026

Hi! It sounds like July is late in the year for periodical cicadas, but I’m in CT and I just spotted a cicada and it was red/orange and black, not green. Is it possible to be a periodical cicada? I snapped a pic but it’s of the underside through a mesh screen at night, so not the best.

cicadamania on 2026 Brood II Straggler game plan

July 4, 2026

Awesome! At this time of year it is probably a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Morning Cicada or Neotibicen linnei (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Linne’s Cicada

Amy P Armstrong on 2026 Brood II Straggler game plan

July 4, 2026

I have a newly emerged cicada this morning in Blossvale, NY!

cicadamania on Common cicadas of Washington state

July 2, 2026

You definitely have these 3 cicadas in your county: Platypedia putnami putnami (Uhler, 1877) Platypedia putnami lutea Davis, 1920 Okanagana occidentalis (Walker in Lord, 1866) More info on iNaturalist

Amy B Dolsky on Common cicadas of Washington state

July 2, 2026

Today working out in my yard in Pullman Washington I found a out side shedding/shell of something , I didn't recognize it so I googled it , and Google came up with cicada . I am new to this area and I have never heard of this insect till now . Thank you for the information, I wish I could find a video or a picture of this insect to learn more about it for Washington state .

cicadamania on Okanagana bella Davis, 1919 aka Mountain Cicada

June 26, 2026

Nice! They have a photo-periocity to their emergences.

Becky on Okanagana bella Davis, 1919 aka Mountain Cicada

June 26, 2026

I was out in Hoback canyon today and they are back! 3 years later, as if on cue… tons of them.

cicadamania on In search of Brood XV (15)

June 17, 2026

@Carol, it could be one of the annual species of cicadas like these

Carol Proctor on In search of Brood XV (15)

June 17, 2026

I live in Alpharetta, Georgia, and am hearing a few cicadas today (6/17/26). Based on the information above, I am guessing these might be stragglers from 2024. Will keep listening.

cicadamania on Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson's Annual Cicada or Robinson's Cicada

June 11, 2026

I found a photo and added Robinson's Cicada to Common Cicadas of North America

cicadamania on Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson's Annual Cicada or Robinson's Cicada

June 9, 2026

Where is it not listed? On Common Cicadas of North America? It's because I do not have a photo of one. Take a photo, send it to me and I will add it. 🙂

Donna Powers on Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson's Annual Cicada or Robinson's Cicada

June 9, 2026

Why is the Robinson’s cicada not listed with the common cicadas of North America? I hear them every summer and in several different locations.