Ash cicada
Cicada orni Linnaeus, 1758
Status not recordedinsects
The ash cicada (Cicada orni) is a species in the family Cicadidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 34 countries, including Albania, Algeria and Armenia.
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Quick facts about the ash cicada
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 34 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the ash cicada live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The ash cicada is listed for 34 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the ash cicada endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the ash cicada classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyCicadidae
- genusCicada
- SpeciesCicada orni Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Cicada ormi, Cicada orni, Cicada orni lesbosiensis, Cicada ornia, Macroprotopus oleae, Tettigia orni, Tettigia orni punctata, Tettigonia orni, Tettigonia punctata, Tibicen orni
Other names and names in other languages (24)
- Cigala del piCatalan
- cikáda jasanováCzech
- SangcikadeDanish
- EschensingzikadeGerman
- Τζίτζικας του φράξουGreek
- Cigarra ComúnSpanish
- CacanFrench
- Manin cvrčakCroatian
- mannakabócaHungarian
- Cicala del frassinoItalian
- KraakcicadeDutch
- Piewik mannikPolish
- Cega-regaPortuguese
- Цикада ясеневаяRussian
- cikáda jaseňováSlovak
- Dişbudak Ağustos BöceğiTurkish
- EschenzikadeGerman
- MannasingzikadeGerman
- Cigale de l'orneFrench
- Cigale griseFrench
- Cigale panachéeFrench
- Jasenov cvrčakCroatian
- CegarregaPortuguese
- Cigarra‑comumPortuguese
Relatives of the ash cicada
Other species in the same genus Cicada.
CompareAsh cicada vs Cretan cicadaAsh cicada vs East Aegean cicadaAsh cicada vs Cicada albicansAsh cicada vs Cicada albida
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the ash cicada live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the ash cicada for 34 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the ash cicada?
The ash cicada (Cicada orni) belongs to the family Cicadidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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