Genus

Orangewing Cicadas

Platypleura

3 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies)
FamilyCicadidae (Typical Cicadas)
GenusPlatypleura (Orangewing Cicadas)

Species in this group

Platypleura takasagona

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Platypleura westwoodi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Platypleura capensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Orangewing Cicadas

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	~20%
	Platypleura takasagona			~20%
2	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~20%
	Platypleura westwoodi			~20%
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Cape Orangewing Cicada			<5%
4	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Cape Orangewing Cicada			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	~10%
	Platypleura takasagona			~10%
2	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	~10%
	Platypleura takasagona			~10%
3	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Cape Orangewing Cicada			<5%

Orangewing Cicadas

Species in this group

Platypleura takasagona

Platypleura westwoodi

Cape Orangewing Cicada

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Orangewing Cicadas

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked