Neotibicen lyricen
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lyric Cicada sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 458th most-seen of the 1057 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lyric Cicada in Houston on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Lyric Cicada sightings, Houston ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Boston (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lyric Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (22 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.
