Black Cicada
Cryptotympana atrata
Black Cicadas inhabit woodland, orchards, and urban parks across much of East Asia, usually resting high in tree canopies. Adults feed by inserting their piercing mouthparts into twigs and drinking xylem sap, while males produce exceptionally loud calls with paired tymbal organs. After spending years underground as root-feeding nymphs, adults emerge and leave their shed skins clinging to tree trunks.
- Type
- Cry
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- Black Cicada