Lyristes plebejus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lyristes plebejus is a species of true cicada. It is widely distributed in the shrublands and woodlands of Southern Europe, commonly found on olive trees, pine trees, oaks, and fruit trees. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Cicada sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Cicada in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. That is one of Athens's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 85 mm in December.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Common Cicada sightings, Athens ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Valencia (Spain, about 20%).
Same family: Cicadidae
The closest relatives of the Common Cicada that you can see in Athens (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Ash Cicada (about 50%) 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 Common Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (10 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.
