Empress cicada
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Empress cicada | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Cicadidae |
Genus: | Pomponia |
Species: | P. imperatoria |
Binomial name | |
Pomponia imperatoria | |
Synonyms | |
Megapomponia imperatoria | |
The empress cicada (Pomponia imperatoria) is a species of cicada from Southeast Asia. It is the largest species of cicada with a head-body length of about 7 cm (2.8 in) and a wingspan of 18–20 cm (7–8 in).[1][2]
References
- ↑ Burton, Maurice; Burton, Robert (2002). International Wildlife Encyclopedia. 4, Chickaree - crabs (3rd ed.). Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Corporation. p. 455. ISBN 0-7614-7270-3.
- ↑ Flindt, R. (2006). Amazing Numbers in Biology, p. 10. ISBN 978-3540301462
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