Last Cicada Season: July - September 2023!

I had been experiencing and learning new things about cicadas for many years, but the summer of 2023 had by far topped it all. I had found spots for three species that I had known to exist in NJ, but never knew where to look. I had also found a hotspot for a species that I had never known would exist in decent numbers in NJ. And above all of it, I was able to meet a fellow cicada enthusiast right along the way! Last year was just one of those years I will always look back on! With the emergence of Periodical cicada Brood XIX, 2024 will be even better!

I had put together a short video of my cicada pics from last summer. The largest, and most green cicada in the video is named Megatibicen Grossa (AKA Auletes until last year). It is also called the northern dusk singing cicada. And although they do only call at dusk and shortly after, that name really doesn't fit it well because they are found most abundantly in the southeast and mid- Atlantic. It is the largest species across North America. The pinkish/salmon colored one that darkens to a red and brown after becoming a full adult in the video, is named Neotibicen Canicularis. It's NJ's smallest annual species. It's a scissor grinder cicada that calls during sunny, clear and crisp fall days. In other pics here, you have neotibicen Latifaciatus as the normal green, or less green one. This species is really only found in Cape May County, if you're looking for it in NJ. And you have of course what I thought to be a possible hybrid of Neotibicen Winnemanna and Linnei in the cute nymph pic lol. All of these pics are some of the more decent pics that I've had from last summer.