Speckled Black Cicada

Speckled Black Cicada

Gaeana maculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Zhuhai [Macau]

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

11 Verified sightings at Zhuhai [Macau]
15 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Speckled Black Cicada

Gaeana maculata is the type species of cicadas in the genus Gaeana. G. maculata maculata (Drury, 1773) – type (as Cicada maculata Drury) Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Black Cicada in Zhuhai [Macau]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Black Cicada sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 64th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Speckled Black Cicada in Zhuhai [Macau]?

April and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Black Cicada in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Speckled Black Cicada?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Black Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Zhuhai [Macau] the best place to see a Speckled Black Cicada?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Speckled Black Cicada sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 10%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Speckled Black Cicada live in Zhuhai [Macau]?

Same family: Cicadidae

The closest relatives of the Speckled Black Cicada that you can see in Zhuhai [Macau] (family Cicadidae, Typical Cicadas) are Cryptotympana mandarina (about 10%) and Eastern Horse Cicada (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Speckled Black Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Speckled Black Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (11 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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