Huechys sanguinea (De Geer)

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini

Common name

Black and scarlet cicada

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Rose Apple. This species is diurnal and flies about among bushes in the open at midday.

Distribution

Sikkim, Assam, Calcutta, Burma, Malay Peninsula & China. (Fauna of British India, Rhynchota.-Vol.III.)

Images

  Photo credit: Umeshkumar I. Sanjeev, NBAIR (Uploaded on 22.9.2015)