Listen to the Platypleura haglundi
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About the Platypleura haglundi
The Platypleura haglundi is a insect in the family Cicadidae (order Hemiptera). Wikidata describes it as “African cicada species”.
What does the Platypleura haglundi sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
Platypleura haglundi is a medium-sized African cicada species, that occurs from northern South Africa to Zimbabwe, where it is found in diverse habitats. In South Africa it has been recorded in North West, the northern Free State, Northern Province, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Kwazulu-Natal. The type was collected in Weenen Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal.
It has deep ochre hind-wings like its congeners, with a complete black border. The abdomen is black with an incomplete terminal white band. The species feeds on Acacia, Dichrostachys cinerea and Delonix regia. The adults are active from October to March. As with other southern African cicadas, they would generally emerge later at more southerly latitudes, and usually after seasonal rains.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Platypleura haglundi sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the Platypleura haglundi on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
What family does the Platypleura haglundi belong to?
The Platypleura haglundi (Platypleura haglundi) belongs to the family Cicadidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica MHV 973 P.haglundi nr Barberton 2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica MHV 978 P.haglundi nr Qudeni Forest – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica MHV 976 P.haglundi Blyde River Canyon – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica MHV 975 P.haglundi Morningside Ranch – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica MHV 973 P.haglundi nr Barberton 1 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q15624033 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Platypleura haglundi – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JMK – CC BY-SA 3.0