Dog-Day Cicada vs Sharp's Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Dog-Day Cicada	Sharp's Rove Beetle
Scientific Name	Neotibicen canicularis	Philonthus sharpi
Order	Hemiptera	Coleoptera
Family	Cicadidae	Staphylinidae
Size	27-33 mm	7-10 mm
Habitat	Woodlands	Woodlands
Diet	Sap Feeders	Detritivores
Regions	Eastern and central North America from Canada to the Gulf states	Japan, Korea, Eastern China
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Dog-Day Cicada

A large green and black annual cicada that sings during the hottest days of summer. Its buzzing call is the quintessential sound of late summer in North America.

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Did You Know?

Its common name comes from its emergence during the 'dog days' of summer, the hottest period from July to August.

Sharp's Rove Beetle

A medium-sized, metallic-sheened rove beetle named after the eminent coleopterist David Sharp. It is found in woodland and forest habitats where it hunts among leaf litter.

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Did You Know?

Named after David Sharp, the Victorian entomologist who described over 3,000 staphylinid species and wrote the definitive 19th-century monograph on rove beetles.