Summary ²

Meimuna opalifera, known in Japan as tsuku-tsuku-boushi (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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2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meimuna_opalifera

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• 3I World Auchenorrhyncha Database
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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