Okanagana occidentalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Okanagana occidentalis is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rocky Mountain Cicada sighting in Olympic National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 207 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rocky Mountain Cicada in Olympic National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Olympic National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 370 mm in November.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rocky Mountain 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Rocky Mountain Cicada sightings, Olympic National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Rocky Mountain Cicada that you can see in Olympic National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are North American Common Water Strider (about 10%) and Red-Cross Shield Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rocky Mountain Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Olympic National Park (9 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.
