Annual cicadas of Louisiana (LA):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass Cicada
Cicadettana kansa (Davis, 1919)
Diceroprocta bequaerti (Davis, 1917) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta delicata (Osborn, 1906) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta viridifascia (Walker, 1850) aka Salt Marsh Cicada
Megatibicen grossus (Fabricius, 1775) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes
Megatibicen figuratus (Walker, 1858) aka Fall Southeastern Dusk-singing Cicada
Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker’s Cicada
Megatibicen resonans (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Resonant/Great Pine Barrens Cicada
Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) aka Hieroglyphic Cicada
Neotibicen davisi davisi (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Davis’ Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder
Neotibicen similaris similaris (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Similar Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Okanagana viridis Davis, 1918 aka Cotton Green Cicada
Periodical cicadas of Louisiana (LA):
Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868) aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decim
These cicadas will next appear in 2024 (Brood XIX), 2027 (Brood XXII) and 2028 (Brood XXIII). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decula
These cicadas will next appear in 2024 (Brood XIX), 2027 (Brood XXII) and 2028 (Brood XXIII). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
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Name and Location References:
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names & locations: BugGuide.net; iNaturalist.com; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; my personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- List of species with MAPs: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF] by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips. Download it once; treasure it forever.
3 replies on “Common cicadas of Louisiana”
I have been catching cicadas in New Orleans and wondered, why do my cicadas sound like N. tibicen australis but look exactly like N. tibicen?
Maybe the southern N. t. t.’s are closely related to the N. t. a.’s than the northern ones?
they sound like normal tibicen tibicen but without the clicking sound like in a normal sound file