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Orangewing Cicadas
Platypleura
Platypleura is a genus of cicadas, occurring widely across Africa and southern Asia; it is the type genus of the tribe Platypleurini and species previously included here are now placed in other similar genera, such as Planopleura and Dyticopycna.
Some of the South African species are remarkable for their endothermic thermoregulation that enables crepuscular signalling, an adaptation that reduces risk of predation and enables a greater range for their calls. In field experiments their maximum body temperature while calling at dusk, was measured at 22 °C above ambient temperature.
43 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Platypleura capitata
speciesPlatypleura capitata
Cape Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura capensis
Platypleura westwoodi
speciesPlatypleura westwoodi
Variable Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura haglundi
Platypleura canescens
speciesPlatypleura canescens
Thorntree Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura techowi
Brown Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura brunea
Dune Koko Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura zuluensis
Centrestripe Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura divisa
Typical Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura stridula
Platypleura hampsoni
speciesPlatypleura hampsoni
Ouhout Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura deusta
Platypleura basiviridis
speciesPlatypleura basiviridis
Platypleura andamana
speciesPlatypleura andamana
Platypleura spicata
speciesPlatypleura spicata
Hairy Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura hirta
Platypleura lourensi
speciesPlatypleura lourensi
Coastal Milkwood Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura argentata
Bushveld Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura mijburghi
Tawny Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura plumosa
Spikethorn Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura maytenophila
Platypleura cespiticola
speciesPlatypleura cespiticola
Platypleura bella
speciesPlatypleura bella
Transparent Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura transparens
Bristle Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura hirtipennis
Maputaland Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura butleri
Platypleura poorvachala
speciesPlatypleura poorvachala
Platypleura affinis
speciesPlatypleura affinis
Rusty Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura chalybaea
Platypleura catenata
speciesPlatypleura catenata
Platypleura acuta
speciesPlatypleura acuta
Platypleura cercophora
speciesPlatypleura cercophora
Platypleura murchisoni
speciesPlatypleura murchisoni
Platypleura signifera
speciesPlatypleura signifera
Platypleura turneri
speciesPlatypleura turneri
Zigzag Orangewing Cicada
speciesPlatypleura wahlbergi
Platypleura durvillei
speciesPlatypleura durvillei
Platypleura sphinx
speciesPlatypleura sphinx
Platypleura coelebs
speciesPlatypleura coelebs
Platypleura nigrosignata
speciesPlatypleura nigrosignata
Platypleura inglisi
speciesPlatypleura inglisi
Platypleura harmandi
speciesPlatypleura harmandi
Platypleura minima
speciesPlatypleura minima
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 335814.