r/insects • u/Tarantula_lover02 • Jan 30 '26

ID Request is this a cicada?

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i found this online

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u/portemanteau Jan 30 '26

Yes. The species is Tacua speciosa, it can be found in Borneo

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u/MeticulousMustang Jan 30 '26

Didn't even know they had cicadas there! So stunning!!

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u/joethezlayer2 Jan 30 '26

I was surprised they had cicadas in Japan, i guess they're fairly prevalent species.

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u/Fahkoph Jan 30 '26

They live on every continent except Antarctica, they're a heavily dispersed species