Comments on: A cicada photo from South Korea

By: SAISHO, Y

SAISHO, Y — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:33:04 +0000

Yes, this is C. atrata which is only Cryptotympana species live in Korea.
C. atrata live in Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan etc.

By: Roy T.

Roy T. — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:56:28 +0000

Here’s an excellent website with more great photos of C.atrata: http://homepage2.nifty.com/saisho/photo/s_kuma/s_kuma.html

By: Hiroyuki Imai

Hiroyuki Imai — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:32:36 +0000

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.

By: David E

David E — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:34:46 +0000

This is a great shot of a Cryptotympana species, probably C.takasagona.