Emerald Cicada

Emerald Cicada

Zammara smaragdina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Lago de Yojoa

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

12 Verified sightings at Lago de Yojoa From 2019 to 2026
158 In all 9 parks
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
6 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Emerald Cicada in Lago de Yojoa?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Cicada sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 152 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 an Emerald Cicada in Lago de Yojoa?

September

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Cicada in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. That is one of Lago de Yojoa's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain against 65 mm in April.

What time of day is best to see an Emerald Cicada?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emerald 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.

Where does the Emerald Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Emerald Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (12 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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