Linne's Cicada

Linne's Cicada

Neotibicen linnei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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

13 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
19 In all 2 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Linne's Cicada

Neotibicen linnei, commonly called Linne's cicada, is a species of large-bodied annual cicada in the genus Neotibicen. It is native to the Eastern United States and Canada. N. linnei in Oklahoma is most easily identified by the costal margin bent at the end of the radial cell and opercula truncated obliquely at the extremities. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Linne's Cicada in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Linne's Cicada sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th most-seen of the 822 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 Linne's Cicada in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

August and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Linne's Cicada in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Linne's Cicada?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Linne's 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park the best place to see a Linne's Cicada?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Linne's Cicada sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 10%).

Where does the Linne's Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Linne's Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (13 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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