Typical Cicadas

Cicadidae · 4 species

In Québec, the family Cicadidae (order Hemiptera) counts 4 species of insects. The stars? Northern Dog-day Cicada, Aspen Cicada and Say's Cicada, the most often observed. The richest region: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, with 3 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  2. Capitale-Nationale3
  3. Outaouais3
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  5. Laurentides3
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  7. Mauricie2
  8. Côte-Nord2
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  10. Estrie1
  11. Montréal1
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  13. Laval1
  14. Lanaudière1
  15. Montérégie1
  16. Centre-du-Québec1