Meimuna opalifera is a species of cicada found In Japan. it emerges in July and is no longer seen by about October.

Meimuna opalifera
Male in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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M. opalifera
Binomial name
Meimuna opalifera
Walker, 1850[1]

Distribution

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Meimuna opalifera is found in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan.[2]

Description

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Male Meimuna opalifera grow to a size of about 42 to 46 mm, while females reach a size of about 40 to 44 mm.[3]

Life cycle

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Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around two years. However, their life cycle can range from two years to five years.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Meimuna opalifera". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. NCBI. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Meimuna opalifera".
  3. ^ "Meimuna opalifera".
  4. ^ Campbell, Matthew (18 August 2015). "Genome expansion via lineage splitting and genome reduction in the cicada endosymbiont Hodgkinia - Supporting Information" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112 (33): 10192–10199. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421386112. PMC 4547289. PMID 26286984. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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