Giant Cicada (Quesada gigas) (Olivier, 1790)

 

Synonyms: Cicada gigas, Tympanoterpes gigas

 

 

Quesada gigas is a species of large cicada ranging from Central Texas to Argentina. Giant Cicada is a habitat generalist, and immature insects spends at least four years underground feeding on roots of trees, mostly of family Fabaceae. Q. gigas is considered the loudest insect in the Western Hemisphere.

 

		D34736 Giant Cicada (Quesada gigas) Brasso Seco, Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		25330 Giant Cicada (Quesada gigas) Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park Hidalgo County, Texas, USA Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
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