Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada

Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada

Diceroprocta biconica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Everglades National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Everglades National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada

Diceroprocta biconica, or the Key's cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada in Everglades National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 439th most-seen of the 496 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.

When is the best time to see a Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada in Everglades National Park?

June to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Everglades National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in March.

What time of day is best to see a Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florida Keys' Scrub 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.

Where else can you see a Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada?

Only Everglades National Park, in our data

Everglades National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada live in Everglades National Park?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada that you can see in Everglades National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Common Cotton Stainer Bug (about 20%), Milkweed Assassin Bug (about 20%) and Florida Leaf-Footed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (6 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.

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