Cicadas in Kansas

Both periodical and annual cicadas call Kansas their home. 13-year and 17-year broods visit the state. Cicada season starts in mid-summer and continues for about 2 months afterward. You can hear their songs from late-afternoon till dark. They are harmless to humans and cause just slight damage to trees due to their feeding habits.

Cicadas in Kansas (KS)

Types of Cicadas in Kansas

  • Scissor(s) Grinder
  • Plains Dog-Day Cicada
  • Bush Cicada
  • Beameria venosa
  • Common Cactus Dodger
  • Southern Grass Cicada
  • Cicadettana kansa
  • Scrub Cicada
  • Green Winged Cicada
  • Hadoa bifida
  • Cassini Periodical Cicada
  • John and David’s Cicada
  • Decim Periodical Cicada
  • Decula Periodical Cicada
  • 13-Year Cassini
  • 13-Year Decim
  • 13-Year Decula
  • Northern Dusk Singing Cicada
  • Plains Cicada
  • Walker’s Cicada
  • Resh Cicada
  • Hieroglyphic Cicada
  • Dog-day Cicada
  • Linne’s Cicada
  • Lyric Cicada
  • Robinson’s Cicada
  • Superb Dog-Day Cicada
  • Swamp Cicada
  • Okanagana balli
  • Okanagana hesperia
  • Okanagana striatipes
  • Walking Cicada