The Robust Cicada is one of the best-known summer singers of Korea and Japan, named in Japanese for its "meen-min-min" song. It is not found in the United States; it lives in China, Korea, Japan, and Russia's Far East. Its body is black with bright green or blue-green markings.
Appearance
- Appearance
- About 1.3–1.4 in (33–36 mm) long, with a stout, egg-shaped body and large wings for its size. Black with light blue or green spots; some individuals are almost entirely blue-green.
- Voice
- Only males sing. The loud song is heard mostly in the morning, and it sounds different in Japan, Korea, and China.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Forests
- Hillsides
- City parks and green spaces
- Range
- Northeast Asia: China, the Korean Peninsula, Russia's Far East, and Japan (Hokkaido to Kyushu). Not found in the United States.
- Preferred conditions
- In eastern Japan it lives in lowland forests and city green spaces; in western Japan it sticks mostly to the mountains. favor sloping ground with drier soil.
Behavior
- Activity
- Adults are out from July into September.
Life cycle
- Larva
- Nymphs grow underground.
Name and classification
- About the name
- Also called the minmin cicada (minminzemi in Japanese) and chammaemi in Korean. Korean populations were once treated as a separate species (Hyalessa fuscata) but are now generally included in this one. It was once placed in the genus Oncotympana.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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