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Red cicada

Tibicina haematodes
Name means: “blood red, because of the red veins in its wings”
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasGardens and meadows6 legs

The red cicada is a cicada with brownish red veins in its front wings. Like other cicadas, the males sing loudly in the warm sun. It lives in warm parts of Europe, the Near East and North Africa.

Lives in
Central and Southern Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Top speed
about 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
Flying, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Cicadas are loud, but they do not sting.
What does it eat?
Like other cicadas, it drinks sap from plants.
For real!Photo of Red cicada
Picture by Emilia.venturato. CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

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Fun facts

1

Its scientific name haematodes means blood red, because of the red veins in its wings.

2

It belongs to the cicada family, insects famous for their loud songs.

3

It lives in Central and Southern Europe, the Near East and North Africa.

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Most asked questions about Red cicada

?Why is it called the red cicada?

Because the veins in its front wings are brownish red.

?Is the red cicada dangerous?

No. It is harmless to people.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Tibicina haematodes
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Cicadidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Cicadidae
Lives on
Europe, Asia, Africa

Where the facts come from

  1. Tibicina haematodes (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Emilia.venturato. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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