Listen to the Purana tigrina
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About the Purana tigrina
The Purana tigrina is a insect in the family Cicadidae (order Hemiptera).
What does the Purana tigrina 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
Purana tigrina is the type species of cicadas in its genus and is found in Southeast Asia. It was described from Malabar, South India. It is a common species in the Malayan Peninsula and on Bunguran Island in the South China Sea.
The body length of a male is 22.5–29 mm and that of the female somewhat less at 18–23 mm. They have a greenish-ochraceous head and thorax, and brownish-ochraceous abdomen. The head and thorax are marked in black.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Purana tigrina sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Purana tigrina 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 Purana tigrina belong to?
The Purana tigrina (Purana tigrina) belongs to the family Cicadidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 598 33 Purana tigrina 671r33 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q30688471 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Purana tigrina – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India – CC BY-SA 4.0