Leptosemia takanonis is a small, slender cicada of the Korean Peninsula and China. It isn't found in the United States. Males have a long, yellowish abdomen and call mostly around sunrise and sunset.
Appearance
- Appearance
- Males are about 1.2 in (30 mm) long and females about 0.9 in (23 mm). The markings on the head and thorax are edged in yellow or green, and the male's abdomen is long and yellow.
- Voice
- Males give a long, continuous series of notes and finish with a short, sharper closing phrase.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- mountain forests
- wooded foothills
- Range
- Native to the Korean Peninsula and China. It is not found in North America.
- Preferred conditions
- Mainly a mountain species that prefers broadleaf trees such as oaks over pines.
Behavior
- Activity
- In Korea, adults are out from early June to mid-August and are most common from late June through July.
Name and classification
- About the name
- The older name Euterpnosia inanulata was long treated as the same species in Korean checklists. More recently it has been proposed again as a separate species, Leptosemia inanulata, so older Korean records of L. takanonis may include both.
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