Cicadas are insects belong to the order Hemiptera, The same order as aphides, milibags, leafhoppers and spittlebugs. They have large compound eyes, a sound producing organ called tympanum and usually transparent, well-veined wings.
There are approximately 2,500 species of cicada around the world mainly distributed around the tropical and sub-tropical and temperate countries of the world. Many of the species are still not identified. Their presents can be easily regained due to their acoustic talents (sound producing skill). Many of the adult cicadas do not possess mouthparts infect most of the feeding is dun during the juvenile stage and as a adult it’s main function is to mate and reproduce. Recently while removing a plant for transplantation (Bamboo grass) I stumbled into a string looking creature after closer inspection I found that it was a pupa of a cicada which looked as though it was in its final stages of development. It was found barred 16cm inside the soil and measured 6cm long. It was reddish brown and blackish brown in color. The air breathing tracheal openings are also clearly visible on the abdominal segment. The entire pupa is covered with a lumines hard exoskeleton. Which help protect the delicate body of the developing cicada.
There are approximately 2,500 species of cicada around the world mainly distributed around the tropical and sub-tropical and temperate countries of the world. Many of the species are still not identified. Their presents can be easily regained due to their acoustic talents (sound producing skill). Many of the adult cicadas do not possess mouthparts infect most of the feeding is dun during the juvenile stage and as a adult it’s main function is to mate and reproduce. Recently while removing a plant for transplantation (Bamboo grass) I stumbled into a string looking creature after closer inspection I found that it was a pupa of a cicada which looked as though it was in its final stages of development. It was found barred 16cm inside the soil and measured 6cm long. It was reddish brown and blackish brown in color. The air breathing tracheal openings are also clearly visible on the abdominal segment. The entire pupa is covered with a lumines hard exoskeleton. Which help protect the delicate body of the developing cicada.
By Philip Mathew
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Hi there, was looking for some other cicada info and found this post--unfortunately, this is not a cicada pupa. Cicadas have an "incomplete" metamorphosis and skip the pupa stage. Your image looks like a moth or butterfly pupa--what kind, I do not know...
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