Annual cicadas of North Carolina (NC):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass 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
Neocicada hieroglyphica johannis (Walker, 1850)
Neotibicen davisi davisi (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Davis’ Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen latifasciatus (Davis, 1915) aka Coastal Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada
Neotibicen lyricen engelhardti (Davis, 1910) aka Dark Lyric Cicada
Neotibicen lyricen virescens Davis, 1935 aka Costal Lyric Cicada
Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder
Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson’s Annual Cicada or Robinson’s Cicada
Neotibicen similaris similaris (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Similar Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen australis (Davis, 1912) aka Southern Swamp Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Neotibicen winnemanna (Davis, 1912) aka Eastern Scissor(s) Grinder
Periodical cicadas of North Carolina (NC):
Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2025 (Brood XIV), 2030 (Brood II), 2034 (Brood VI). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2025 (Brood XIV), 2030 (Brood II), 2034 (Brood VI). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2025 (Brood XIV), 2030 (Brood II), 2034 (Brood VI). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Cassini
These cicadas will next emerge in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868) aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decim
These cicadas will next emerge in 2024 (Brood XIX). 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 emerge in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
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- Periodical cicada Brood XIV (14) will emerge in 2025 in Thirteen States
- Periodical cicada Brood XIX (19) will emerge in 2024 in Fifteen 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.
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Hello, I’ve been catching cicadas this summer and would like to send pictures to make sure I’m identifying them correctly. Can someone help?
Thank you.
Email them to cicadamania@gmail.com.