Genus

Dog-day Cicadas

Neotibicen

5 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies)
FamilyCicadidae (Typical Cicadas)
GenusNeotibicen (Dog-day Cicadas)

Species in this group

Neotibicen tibicen

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neotibicen linnei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neotibicen canicularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neotibicen lyricen

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Neotibicen superbus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dog-day Cicadas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Swamp Cicada			~10%
	Lyric Cicada			<5%
	Linne's Cicada			<5%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Swamp Cicada			~10%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Linne's Cicada			~10%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
5	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Swamp Cicada			~10%
6	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Superb Dog-Day Cicada			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Superb Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
	Swamp Cicada			<5%
	Lyric Cicada			<5%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Superb Dog-Day Cicada			~20%
3	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Swamp Cicada			~10%
	Linne's Cicada			<5%
	Lyric Cicada			<5%
4	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
5	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Superb Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
	Swamp Cicada			<5%
	Lyric Cicada			<5%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Swamp Cicada			~10%
	Linne's Cicada			<5%
7	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~10%
	Swamp Cicada			~10%
	Linne's Cicada			<5%
	Lyric Cicada			<5%
	Northern Dog-Day Cicada			<5%
8	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Lyric Cicada			<5%
	Northern Dog-Day Cicada			<5%
	Swamp Cicada			<5%
9	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Swamp Cicada			~10%
10	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
11	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Superb Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
12	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
13	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Linne's Cicada			<5%
	Northern Dog-Day Cicada			<5%
	Lyric Cicada			<5%
14	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~10%
	Superb Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
15	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern Dog-Day Cicada			~10%
16	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Lyric Cicada			<5%

Dog-day Cicadas

Species in this group

Swamp Cicada

Linne's Cicada

Northern Dog-Day Cicada

Lyric Cicada

Superb Dog-Day Cicada

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dog-day Cicadas

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked