East Aegean Cicada silhouette

Silhouette: Caleb Gordon · PhyloPic

East Aegean Cicada

Cicada mordoganensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Izmir

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

8 Verified sightings at Izmir
August Best month

About the East Aegean Cicada

Cicada mordoganensis, the East Aegean cicada, is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadinae, and the genus Cicada. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkey
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an East Aegean Cicada in Izmir?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an East Aegean Cicada sighting in Izmir on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 50 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.

When is the best time to see an East Aegean Cicada in Izmir?

August

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an East Aegean Cicada in Izmir on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Izmir's driest months, with almost no rain against 130 mm in January.

Where else can you see an East Aegean Cicada?

Only Izmir, in our data

Izmir is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate East Aegean Cicada sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the East Aegean Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the East Aegean Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Izmir (8 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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