Lantern fly hatch in central PA is back

[dryflyguy]

Dear Board,

Even when they were bad locally a couple of years ago, I rarely saw any on my property. The occasional one or two, but 2 miles away there were swarms.

I guess bugs know I don't like them, so they deliberately avoid me!

On a side note, I've seen insects that look almost exactly like cicadas both on my property and nearby. The difference was they had light-colored bodies, as in almost grey or silver, and their wings were clear. They were the same general size and shape and had the same wing structure as cicadas.

Anyone have a guess as to what they were? Are their annual cicadas?

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Annual cicadas?

 

[tomgamber]

Cruise just pulled out of Baltimore port. We have them on board. BTW...

 

[TimMurphy]

Annual cicadas?

Dear dryflyguy,

Yes, they are a real thing though annual is a bit of a stretch. Typically, they take 2 to 5 years emerge. The big broods are on 13- or 17-year cycles. But cicadas do appear annually in many places. Down yonder in the south they call 'em June Bugs. I reckon that was what I have seen recently.

Annual cicada - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Regards,

Tim Murphy