Evening cicada
Tanna japonensis (Distant, 1892)
Status not recordedinsects
The evening cicada (Tanna japonensis) is a species in the family Cicadidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 6 countries, including India, Japan and Laos.
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Quick facts about the evening cicada
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 6 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the evening cicada live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The evening cicada is listed for 6 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the evening cicada endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the evening cicada classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyCicadidae
- genusTanna
- SpeciesTanna japonensis (Distant, 1892)
Synonyms Leptopsaltria japonica, Pomponia japonensis, Tanna japonensie, Tanna japonensis japonensis, Tanna japonensis var. kimotoi, Tanna japonensis var. nigrofusca, Tanna japonesis, Tanna japonnesis, Tanna joponensis, Tanna nipponensis, Tanna sasaii
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- HigurasiHungarian
- カナカナJapanese
- 저녁매미Korean
- カナカナゼミJapanese
- ヒグラシJapanese
Relatives of the evening cicada
Other species in the same genus Tanna.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the evening cicada live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the evening cicada for 6 countries, including India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia and South Korea. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the evening cicada?
The evening cicada (Tanna japonensis) belongs to the family Cicadidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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