Cicada orni
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ash Cicada sighting in Lyon on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 157th most-seen of the 411 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 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ash Cicada in Lyon on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Ash Cicada sightings, Lyon ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Athens (Greece, about 50%), Rome (Italy, about 20%) and Lisbon (Portugal, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ash Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Lyon (16 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.
