Large Brown Cicada vs Figueroa's Longhorn
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Large Brown Cicada | Figueroa's Longhorn |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata | Taeniotes scalaris |
| Order | Hemiptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Cicadidae | Cerambycidae |
| Size | 35-40 mm | 25-45 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Forests |
| Diet | Sap Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Japan, Eastern China, Korea | Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Brazil |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Large Brown Cicada
A common Japanese cicada known as 'aburazemi' with opaque brownish wings, unusual among cicadas. It produces an oil-sizzling sound that fills urban and forested areas in summer.
Did You Know?
Its Japanese name 'aburazemi' means 'oil cicada' because its call sounds like oil sizzling in a frying pan.
Figueroa's Longhorn
A large Neotropical lamiin with ladder-like dark markings on pale brownish-grey elytra. Found in lowland tropical forests from Mexico to Brazil. Larvae bore into trunks of various tropical hardwoods.
Did You Know?
The ladder-like markings on its elytra are remarkably consistent across its enormous geographic range.