Can you identify this cicada from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia? The photo was taken by photographer Karim Madoya.
November 29, 2005
Can you identify this cicada from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
November 28, 2005
New cicada galleries from Michel Chantraine and Paul Krombholz
NEW! Paul Krombholz’s Tibicens. Tibicen species of the Jackson Mississippi area.
NEW!Michel Chantraine Cicada Gallery #3. Includes: Macrosemia chantrainei,
Bacquartina electa, Becquartina versicolor, Orientopsaltria beaudouini, Pomponia dolosa, Platypleura mira,
Platypleura mokensis, Pomponia imperatoria
NEW! Michel Chantraine Cicada Gallery #2. Includes: Ayuthia spectabile,
Ambragaeana ambra, Formotosena montivaga, Dundubia spiculata, Gaeana cheni, Tosena Paviei,
Hueshy sanguinea, Cryptotympana mandarina, Cryptotympana aquila, Macrosemia tonkiniana
NEW! Michel Chantraine Cicada Gallery #1. Includes: Pomponia intermedia,
Salvazana mirabilis, Tosena splendida, Angamiana floridula, Tosena albata, Gaeana festiva,
Gaeana festiva orange form, Platylomia radah, Salvazana mirabilis form imperialis, Tailanga binghami
Thailand’s Amazing Insects
If you’re interested in cicadas and insects in general from Thailand, check out John Moore’s Thailand’s Amazing Insects.
Thanks to Michel Chantraine for the link.
Can you identify this cicada from Brisbane Australia?
Can you identify this cicada from Brisbane Australia? These images were sent to us by Darren Fairbrother. Help us id this cicada.
November 6, 2005
Australian Cicada Names
Australia has the best cicada names:
- Cyclochila australasiae
- Green Grocer [picture]
- Yellow Monday [picture]
- Chocolate Soldier [picture (at bottom of page)]
- Blue Moon [incredibile picture at bottom of page]
- Masked Devil [picture]
- Macrotristria angularis
- Cherrynose or Whiskey Drinker [picture close to bottom of page]
- Pauropsalta extrema
- Typewriter [picture]
- Lembeja paradoxa
- Bagpipe Cicada [picture]
- Aleeta curvicosta
- Floury Baker [picture]
- Anapsaltoda pulchra
- Golden Emperor [picture]
- Arenopsaltria fullo
- Sandgrinder [picture]
- Macrotristria godingi
- Tiger Prince [picture]
- Thopha saccata
- Double Drummer [picture]
- Psaltoda plaga
- Black Prince [picture close to center of page]
- Tamasa tristigma
- Brown Bunyip [Brown Bunyip]
There’s plenty more on the Australian fauna or the incredible CSIRO Common Names site.
Laura Imbruglia sings songs that mention Green Grocers and Yellow Mondays on her album “It Makes a Crunchy Noise”.