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Huechys sanguinea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cicadidae

Genus
  
Huechys

Order
  
True bugs

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
True bugs, Gaeana, Formotosena, Cryptotympana, Penthicodes

Red nosed cicada huechys sanguinea


Huechys sanguinea, commonly known as the black and scarlet cicada, is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae.

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Subspecies

  • Huechys sanguinea hainanensis
  • Huechys sanguinea philaemata
  • Huechys sanguinea suffusa
  • Huechys sanguinea wuchangensis
  • Description

    Huechys sanguinea can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). It is a small strikingly coloured cicada. The basic body color is deep scarlet with smoky-grey wings, but proboscis and limbs are deep black. These cicadas usually emerge synchronously in April. The specific name is from Latin sanguis, blood.

    Distribution

    This species is native to South- and Southeast Asia, specifically India and Myanmar, southern China (including Hainan Island), Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Singapore and down into Sumatra and Timor.

    References

    Huechys sanguinea Wikipedia