''Meimuna opalifera'' known in Japan as due to its song, is a
cicada
The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...
. In Japan, it emerges in July and is no longer seen by about October.
Distribution
''Meimuna opalifera'' is found in
China
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,
Japan
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, the
Korean Peninsula
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, and
Taiwan
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.
Description
Male ''Meimuna opalifera'' grow to a size of about 42 to 46 mm, while females reach a size of about 40 to 44 mm.
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the nort ...
, Japan
File:Hierodula patellifera preys on maculaticollis.JPG, ''Meimuna opalifera'' being eaten by a giant Asian mantis (''Hierodula patellifera
''Hierodula patellifera'', common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis or Harabiro Mantis, is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus ''Hierodula''.
Description
Males are about 45-65 mm long and females around 65-7 ...
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File:Meimuna opalifera (female).jpg, Female in Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gi ...
, Japan
Life Cycle
Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around two years. However, their life cycle can range from two years to five years.
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Insects described in 1850
Cicadidae
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