Lyric Cicada
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Chicago

In 3 days ~10%

5 Verified sightings at Chicago
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lyric Cicada

Neotibicen lyricen, the lyric cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. These three subspecies belong to the species Neotibicen lyricen: Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti (Davis & W.T., 1910) g b (dark lyric cicada)

Neotibicen lyricen lyricen g b (lyric cicada) Neotibicen lyricen virescens (Davis, 1935) b (coastal lyric cicada) Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lyric Cicada in Chicago?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lyric Cicada sighting in Chicago on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 884th most-seen of the 978 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lyric Cicada in Chicago?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lyric Cicada in Chicago on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Lyric Cicada?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lyric 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.

Is Chicago the best place to see a Lyric Cicada?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Lyric Cicada sightings, Chicago ranks 7th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Boston (United States, under 5%), Houston (United States, under 5%) and Orlando (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Lyric Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lyric Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Chicago (5 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.

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