True bugsIn Clermont County, Ohio

Swamp Cicada

Neotibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758)

Swamp Cicada in all of Ohio
Swamp Cicada (Neotibicen tibicen)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Family
Cicadidae
Near Clermont County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 8 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (16)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (61)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (8)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Swamp Cicada by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County22 · Season shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County55 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County65 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County127 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County38 · Season shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County29 · Season shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County29 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County27 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Clermont County

Mid-July to early September, middle week Aug 2–8

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Recording in Clermont County · records of all species each week, 25,341 in all

Records per week from 22 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 21 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Swamp Cicada in Clermont County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Swamp CicadaYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100044
Jan 11–170036
Jan 18–240040
Jan 25–310086
Feb 1–70049
Feb 8–140075
Feb 15–210068
Feb 22–280092
Mar 1–700134
Mar 8–1400161
Mar 15–2100261
Mar 22–2800268
Mar 29 – Apr 400390
Apr 5–1100469
Apr 12–1800705
Apr 19–2500753
Apr 26 – May 200745
May 3–900760
May 10–1600589
May 17–2300898
May 24–30001,116
May 31 – Jun 600977
Jun 7–1300942
Jun 14–2000920
Jun 21–2700793
Jun 28 – Jul 400900
Jul 5–1111921
Jul 12–1822886
Jul 19–25331,229
Jul 26 – Aug 121813
Aug 2–8531,003
Aug 9–1521850
Aug 16–2211880
Aug 23–2942817
Aug 30 – Sep 500846
Sep 6–1211830
Sep 13–1911642
Sep 20–2600529
Sep 27 – Oct 300494
Oct 4–1000400
Oct 11–1700395
Oct 18–2400254
Oct 25–3100349
Nov 1–700167
Nov 8–1400170
Nov 15–2100132
Nov 22–2800115
Nov 29 – Dec 50095
Dec 6–120055
Dec 13–190060
Dec 20–260059
Dec 27 – Jan 20079

Reported as an adult

Only 9 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 911 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 437 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Swamp Cicada in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Swamp CicadaYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–91152,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–300054,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–131153,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–271155,361
Jun 28 – Jul 411458,477
Jul 5–1124861,336
Jul 12–1839964,722
Jul 19–25671069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1761059,416
Aug 2–81181059,712
Aug 9–151191055,994
Aug 16–221341054,328
Aug 23–29120951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5871057,167
Sep 6–1254859,075
Sep 13–1931754,543
Sep 20–2614645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 35443,180
Oct 4–102137,841
Oct 11–174230,824
Oct 18–242121,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15.

From 423 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Northern Dog-day Cicada Neotibicen canicularisOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Linne's Cicada Neotibicen linnei98 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Scissor Grinder Neotibicen pruinosus65 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Robinson's Annual Cicada Neotibicen robinsonianus30 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 1 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to April, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed59%49%
Farmland19%11%
Forest19%31%
Wetland2%5%
Barren0.8%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.4%0.9%
Open water0.4%3%

From 525 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Neotibicen tibicen tibicenCommon Swamp Cicadasubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Swamp Cicada's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Clermont County result

22 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.