Scieroptera crocea


Scieroptera crocea is a species of true cicada found in Southern Asia, including Sumatra, Indonesia, and Borneo.

Description

Scieroptera crocea is mostly yellow in color, with reddish brown spots above its thorax. Its abdomen is saffron-red. Its feet are yellow, with black tibia and tarsi.
Scieroptera crocea is similar to Scieroptera splendidula in appearance. It differs in that its tegmina are semi-transparent and pale yellowish tan in color, with the venation being darker yellow. The face is black with yellowish tan margins.
Its body length, excluding the tegmina, is 15-20mm. Its tegmina span is between 40-57mm.

Etymology

The species name crocea, means "yellow" in Latin.