We are expecting a Greek cicada boom in 2021!

Here's Sotirios, also known by @greek_cicada_project from Athens, Greece.

This year I am expecting a lot of cicads to hatch. This boom season repeats itself every two years, so we should take advantage of that.

Greece is a still undiscovered country as far as cicada research is concerned. There is a high rate of endemism because of the so different landscapes and climatic conditions.

My aim is to find as many species as possible and upload them on iNat in order to inform the others, too, to give them some knowledge. Because this knowledge is often missing.

So every observation is a contribution. Sometimes rare cicadas are observed by chance and some cicada researchers need years of research to find and catch this species...

Most important thing is: SOUND. Please record the sound of a cicada. Identification will be easier. Then the pictures. They just underline the sound.

Following Greek cicadas still haven't been recorded on iNat:

Cicadinae:

Lyristes gemellus (southeast Aegean islands)
Cicadatra alhageos (Greek mainland)
Cicadatra hyalina (Greek mainland)
Cicadatra atra hyalinata (Greek mainland)
Cicadatra persica (only known from FYROM, Kastelorizo and Cyprus)

Cicadettinae:

Cicadetta montana macedonica (Macedonia, Greece)
Cicadetta olympica (Southeast Macedonia, Northern Thessaly, Mt. Olympus)
Euboeana castaneivaga (Evia, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos Island)
Oligoglena flaveola (northern Greek Macedonia)
Oligoglena sakisi (Crete)
Oligoglena goumenissa (Aegean islands)
Oligoglena filoti (most of the Dodecanese, especially on Naxos island)

Tibicininae:

Tibicina steveni (Greek mainland and Evia, especially on Mt. Dirfis)

Don't hesitate to contact me at anytime if you need some help with an observation or just have some questions about cicadas.

I wish a good (cicada) summer 2021 to all of you!

Sotirios

Publicado el junio 22, 2021 03:37 TARDE por greek_cicada_project