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Cicadatra persica (Kirkaldy 1909)

C. persica, continuous song - R. Macedonia, rec. M.G.

C. persica, courtship with wing clicks - R. Macedonia, rec.: M.G.

Wing clicking - 8x slow motion video of Cicadatra persica male courtship (M.G.)

<em>C. persica</em> - R. Macedonia (note the "Tyndall blue" of wings), photo M.G.

<em>C. persica</em> (in front of dark and light background) - R. Macedonia, photo M.G.

<em>C. persica</em> male singing, Elen skok, Macedonia. Photo T. Trilar

References:

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

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