Annual cicadas of Massachusetts (MA):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Megatibicen grossus (Fabricius, 1775) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes
Neotibicen davisi davisi (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Davis’ Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti (Davis, 1910) aka Dark Lyric Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Periodial cicadas of Massachusetts (MA):
Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will emerge next in 2025 (Brood XIV). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Related Articles
- New York and Massachusetts have begun
- North American Cicada Websites
- Periodical cicada Brood XIV (14) will emerge in 2025 in Thirteen States
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.
One reply on “Common cicadas of Massachusetts”
Fascinating! I love the mating song of cicadas; it spells summer to me.