Latin Etymology: Purana (?) usnani (?)
Adult male Common Cicada (Purana usnani) at Sungei Buloh, Singapore - February 2019
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: ? / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
Cicadas have been a species that I've heard many times before in at least 7 countries, but despite being fairly large insects they are very good at not being seen, even on relatively close inspection. They are mostly distinctive for their sound, which is in many places is THE defining audio experience of the countryside. However, the online resources for identifying cicadas are no way near as robust as for groups like butterflies and dragonflies, so this ID is a bit more tentative than usual. I believe this to be the species Purana usnani, but Purana nebullilinae and Purana Tigrina are similar looking and potentially found in the same place.
Related Species:
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Purana
SUBSPECIES: unknown
- Sighting Locations -
SINGAPORE - A common resident
- CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: One seen at Sungei Buloh, many cicadas heard throughout at other locations may have been this.
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