SONGS OF EUROPEAN
SINGING CICADAS /
NAPEVI EVROPSKIH
ŠKRŽADOV

Cicadatra persica (Kirkaldy, 1909)

Cicadatra persica, continuous song,
North Macedonia, recorded by Matija Gogala.

Cicadatra persica, courtship song with wing clicking,
North Macedonia, recorded by Matija Gogala.

Cicadatra persica, courtship song with wing clicking (8x slow motion video),
North Macedonia, recorded by Matija Gogala.

<em>Cicadatra persica</em> male (note the "tyndall blue" of the wings),<br>North Macedonia, photo Matija Gogala.

<em>Cicadatra persica</em> male (in front of dark and light background),<br>North Macedonia, photo Matija Gogala.

<em>Cicadatra persica</em> singing male,<br>North Macedonia: Elen skok, photo Tomi Trilar.

References:

Gogala M., Trilar T. (1998): First record of Cicadatra persica Kirkaldy, 1909 from Macedonia, with description of its song.- Acta entomologica slovenica 6(1): 5-15. PDF

Gogala M., Trilar T. (2003): Video analysis of wing clicking in cicadas of the genera Cicadatra and Pagiphora (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadoidea). Acta entomologica slovenica 11(1): 5-15. PDF