Huechys sanguinea from Rejang Land, Bengkulu, Sumatra

Red and Black Cicada
Hueschys sanguinea (Degeer)

Photo by Curup Kami

A nice bunch of Cicadas show to you from Curup, Rejang Land, Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Huechys sanguinea from family cicadae. There are many species cicadas in Rejang land, from the small to bigger one.

Huechys sanguinea from Rejang Land

A nice bunch of Cicadasfrom rejang land

Huechys sanguinea is unusual in being warningly coloured, bright black and red but reports differ over whether or not it is distasteful, it is commonly used by the Chinese for medicinal purposes. this image from rejang land sumatra.

Huechys sanguinea on papaya leaves

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta ( C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects)
Order:	Hemiptera (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Cicadidae ( Westwood, 1840)
Genus:	Huechys
Species:	Huechys sanguinea

Image Location :
Talang Rimbo Lama Village, South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency

References :

• http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/H/Huechys_sanguinea/
• http://www.earthlife.net/insects/cicadidae.html
• http://curupkami.blogspot. com/2009/05/red-and-black-cicada-huechys-sanguinea. html