Cicada orni
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cicada orni, colloquially called the common cicada or ash cicada, is the type species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadinae, and the genus Cicada. The genus name comes directly from the Latin cicada 'buzzer', while the species name orni possibly comes from Fraxinus ornus (Manna Ash or South European Flowering Ash), where this cicada often lay its eggs deep in branches. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ash Cicada sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ash Cicada in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 260 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ash Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ash Cicada sightings, Cévennes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Ash Cicada that you can see in Cévennes National Park (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Common Cicada (about 10%), Tibicina steveni (about 10%) and Red Cicada (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ash Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (69 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
