Cicadas

[capt.ron]

Here in the DFW area, we have annual cicadas. 

In West Virginia, we called them "jarflies".  I think that term is pretty common in the South.

In my neck of the woods, they're known as "dry flies" due to them emerging during the hottest part of summer. Wet weather tends to quiet them down quite a bit but they really come out and do their buzzing when it's dry hence their nickname. Another slang word used for them are "July Flies".  They have finally came out since it has heated up and dried out in my locale but still they aren't as loud or as continuous as they normally are this time of the year.

[hbelkins]

I always thought jarfly was another name for what we always called "June bugs," which oddly enough didn't usually show up until July. They look like Japanese beetles on steroids. In fact, the first time we started getting Japanese beetles around here, I thought they were miniature June bugs.

[CoreySamson]

I always thought jarfly was another name for what we always called "June bugs," which oddly enough didn't usually show up until July. They look like Japanese beetles on steroids. In fact, the first time we started getting Japanese beetles around here, I thought they were miniature June bugs.

Heck, they usually show up in March around here... right after the mayflies. 

[hbelkins]

I always thought jarfly was another name for what we always called "June bugs," which oddly enough didn't usually show up until July. They look like Japanese beetles on steroids. In fact, the first time we started getting Japanese beetles around here, I thought they were miniature June bugs.

Heck, they usually show up in March around here... right after the mayflies. 

Mayflies show up here anywhere from late June to August.

[Dirt Roads]

In West Virginia, we called them "jarflies".  I think that term is pretty common in the South.

I always thought jarfly was another name for what we always called "June bugs," which oddly enough didn't usually show up until July. They look like Japanese beetles on steroids. In fact, the first time we started getting Japanese beetles around here, I thought they were miniature June bugs.

I've heard that term used for June bugs before, perhaps during my time in southeastern Kentucky; not sure where else.  But I think you will find that most of Kentucky would say that the term "jarflies" refers to annual cicadas, particularly those which come out in the late summer (August/September).