Meimuna opalifera

Meimuna opalifera, known commonly as Walker's cicada^[3] or the elongate cicada,^[4] is a species of cicada found In China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula. It emerges in July and is no longer seen by about October. It is also known in Japan as tsuku-tsuku-boushi (ツクツクボウシ) due to its song.^{[citation needed]}

Meimuna opalifera
Male in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Meimuna
Species:	M. opalifera
Binomial name
Meimuna opalifera (Walker, 1850)[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Cosmopsaltria opalifera (Walker, 1850) Dundubia opalifera Walker, 1850 Meimuna longipennis Kato, 1937 Meimuna opalifera subsp. longipennis Kato, 1937 Meimuna opalifera var. formosana Kato, 1925 Meimuna opalifera var. nigroventris Kato, 1927 Meimuna opalifera var. punctata Kato, 1932 Meimuna opaliferia Walker, 1850 Meimuna operlifera Walker, 1850 Meimuna oplifera Walker, 1850 Meimura oparifera Walker, 1850

Description

Male Meimuna opalifera grow to a size of about 42 to 46 mm (1.7 to 1.8 in), while females reach a size of about 40 to 44 mm (1.6 to 1.7 in).^[5]

Distribution

Meimuna opalifera is found in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan.^[5]

Life cycle

Its median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around two years. However, its life cycle can range from two years to five years.^[6]

Gallery

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  Male in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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  Meimuna opalifera being eaten by a giant Asian mantis (Hierodula patellifera)
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  Female in Fukui Prefecture, Japan