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Megapomponia sp

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

The genus Megapomponia contains the largest cicadas in the world. Possibly Megapomponia merula.

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted in Tawau hills park. This genus contains the largest cicadas in the world and I can certainly attest to that. Some of them that I spotted were the largest I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of cicadas over the years in the tropics, but nothing as big as these.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
ChunXingWong
Megapomponia species, possibly Megapomponia merula

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Borneo's Bio
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Arthropods Below The Wind - Sabah
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 3, 2014

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