Meimuna_opalifera

<i>Meimuna opalifera</i>

Meimuna opalifera

Species of true bug

Meimuna opalifera, known in Japan as tsuku-tsuku-bōshi (ツクツクボウシ) due to its song, is a cicada. In Japan, it emerges in July and is no longer seen by about October.

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Distribution

Meimuna opalifera is found in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Meimuna opalifera".
  2. [2]
    "Meimuna opalifera".
  3. [3]
    Campbell, Matthew (18 August 2015). "Genome expansion via lineage splitting and genome reduction in the cicada endosymbiont Hodgkinia - Supporting Information" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112 (33): 10192–10199. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421386112. PMC 4547289. PMID 26286984. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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