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Emperor Cicada The Emperor Cicada, Tacua speciosa is one of the largest Cicada in the world. this one was around 6 cm and 15 cm wing span. It is also quite colourful with a band of yellow on its thorax, red spots at the top of abdomen and a segment of blue towards the end of its abdomen. Forewings are brown and hindwings are black in colour with white edges. Borneo,Geotagged,Malaysia,Sarawak,Summer,Tacua speciosa,cicada Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Emperor Cicada

The Emperor Cicada, Tacua speciosa is one of the largest Cicada in the world. this one was around 6 cm and 15 cm wing span. It is also quite colourful with a band of yellow on its thorax, red spots at the top of abdomen and a segment of blue towards the end of its abdomen. Forewings are brown and hindwings are black in colour with white edges.

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The Emperor Cicada

''Tacua speciosa'' is a very large Southeast Asian species of cicada. It is the only member of its genus.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 7, 2016. Captured Jul 5, 2015 13:01 in Jalan Ke Puncak Serapi, Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/27.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 68mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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