What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Black Cicada in Doi Inthanon National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Black Cicada sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 153 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 a Speckled Black Cicada in Doi Inthanon National Park?
February and March
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Black Cicada in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. Those are among Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 340 mm in August.
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.
Where else can you see a Speckled Black Cicada?
Only Doi Inthanon National Park, in our data
Doi Inthanon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Speckled Black Cicada sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Speckled Black Cicada live in Doi Inthanon National Park?
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Speckled Black Cicada that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Pyrops lathburii (about 20%), Lawana radiata (about 20%) and Dark-Horned Lanternfly (about 20%), 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 Doi Inthanon National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.