I just visited Washington DC and now obsessed with cicadas. My questions are what rare cicadas could I observe in Delmarva (if any) and how can I observe cicadas when they’re almost always high in a tree?

The main cicadas available right now are Magicicada, or the Periodical Cicadas. There are three species out this year: M. septendecim, cassinii, and septendecula. Decim has red or orange between the eyes and wing bases, and strong red bands on the sternites that extend up the sides of the abdomen. …

They sadly are 3+ hours away from me.

If you’re in DC then they should be right there…?

I live in Delmarva and I just got back from a trip to DC.

Oh, I see. You visited DC, now you’re in Delmarva. Okay. Edit: posted this before I saw you send your most recent response.

For anyone interested, here’s a map of emergences by brood and year . Some counties may be missing due to a lack of data when this map was published.

There isn’t a lot of diversity in eastern US cicadas. Besides Magicicada, it’s pretty much only Neotibicen , and none of these are particularly rare.

Hi, I’m joining the conversation to show my observation of a golden cicada that never got identified: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59047036 I had no idea cicadas could have that color, it really looked like it was spray painted.

I hope I’m allowed to share this here, but the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences just did a fabulous Lunchtime Lecture on cicadas, especially the Brood X cicadas emerging this year. The lecture gives some great information on how to identify them, how to view them, and how to contribute your…

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