A cicada photo from South Korea
The photo below was taken by Jon Allen in Yeouido park in Seoul in South Korea. Click the image for a huge version. Anyone know what it is?
I should to change the title of this website to “Dan’s House - O - Huge Bug Pictures”.
This is a great shot of a Cryptotympana species, probably C.takasagona.
Comment by David E — September 6, 2006 @ 7:34 pm
This is a female Cryptotympana atrata.
Tibia of the mid-leg is characteristic in color.
The upper half of tibia is orange and the lower black in color.
C. takasagona does not live in S. Korea, but in Taiwan.
Comment by Hiroyuki Imai — September 10, 2006 @ 7:32 am
Here’s an excellent website with more great photos of C.atrata: http://homepage2.nifty.com/saisho/photo/s_kuma/s_kuma.html
Comment by Roy T. — September 10, 2006 @ 7:56 pm
Yes, this is C. atrata which is only Cryptotympana species live in Korea.
C. atrata live in Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan etc.
Comment by SAISHO, Y — October 2, 2006 @ 8:33 pm