Cicada orni
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Ash Cicada sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 281 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Ash Cicada in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and December, the lowest months. That is one of Athens's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 85 mm in December.
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 10 cities where we can rate Ash Cicada sightings, Athens has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Rome (Italy, about 20%) and Lisbon (Portugal, about 20%).
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Ash Cicada that you can see in Athens (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Common Cicada (about 10%) and Black Sorrow 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 Athens (281 verified sightings), 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.
