Greengrocer's Cousin Cicada vs Bornean Green Cicada

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Greengrocer's Cousin Cicada Bornean Green Cicada
Scientific Name Aleeta curvicosta Dundubia vaginata
Order Hemiptera Hemiptera
Family Cicadidae Cicadidae
Size 35-45 mm 50-70 mm body length
Habitat Woodlands Forests
Diet Sap Feeders Sap Feeders
Regions Eastern Australia Southeast Asia (Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra, Indonesia)
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Greengrocer's Cousin Cicada

A large Australian cicada with a distinctive loud call and green-brown coloring. It has a characteristic curved costa on the forewing that gives it its scientific name.

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Did You Know?

Its loud buzzing call often begins at dawn and is one of the first sounds of an Australian summer morning in the bush.

Bornean Green Cicada

A large, bright green cicada with translucent wings and a powerful, resonant call. Males produce a continuous buzzing drone from specialized tymbal organs on the abdomen.

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Did You Know?

The males' chorus at dusk can be so loud that it becomes physically painful to human ears at close range.