Listen to the Sinfonia opalifera
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About the Sinfonia opalifera
The Sinfonia opalifera is a insect in the family Cicadidae (order Hemiptera).
What does the Sinfonia opalifera 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.
The recordings here are labelled as meimuna opalifera kr and meimuna opalifera (朝鮮半島). Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
Sinfonia opalifera, known commonly as Walker's cicada or the elongate cicada, is a species of cicada native to China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula. It emerges in July and is no longer seen by about October. It is also known in Japan as tsuku-tsuku-bōshi (ツクツクボウシ), named after its distinctive call.
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Decula Periodical Cicada
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Platypleura divisa
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Sinfonia opalifera sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Sinfonia opalifera on this page, including its meimuna opalifera kr and meimuna opalifera (朝鮮半島). 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 Sinfonia opalifera belong to?
The Sinfonia opalifera (Meimuna opalifera) belongs to the family Cicadidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources & credits
- Meimuna opalifera v02 by Σ64 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Meimuna Opalifera KR by Prof. Yun, Ki-sang（윤기상 박사） – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Meimuna Opalifera (朝鮮半島) by Prof. Yun, Ki-sang（윤기상 박사） – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q5976242 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Sinfonia opalifera – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by KENPEI – CC BY-SA 3.0