Cicada - Tosena albata

Wingspan is ~13 cm!

*Specimen from Indonesia

comments (9)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

This species is like a ringtone. Nice shot! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I have no clue what that means and even googled it. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Oh, and I forgot to mention that the hindwings have a velvet-like texture! Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Nice! Surely you know what a ringtone is, the sound that plays when you get an incoming call? Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Lol, duh. How does this compare to a ringtone, though? To me, ringtones are annoying and 99% hideous noise pollution. Posted 3 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        The joke is that this is a cicada which produce a lot of (vibrating) sound. Given it's large wing span I imagine it's absurdly loud. Hence, the species as a whole is like a ringtone, nothing but sound.
        
        Thanks for ruining my joke. Posted 3 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Lol, ohhhhh. That is actually a good joke. Well done. Posted 3 years ago

William Bodine

Lion

Exquisite. Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks William! I especially loved the green shimmer on the wings and thought you'd appreciate that as well. :) Posted 3 years ago

The Tosena albata

''Tosena albata'' is a cicada species from Southeast Asia. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1878 who, however, subsequently regarded it as a variety of ''Tosena melanoptera''.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

Uploaded Apr 4, 2022. Captured Apr 3, 2022 16:19 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.

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