Black Sorrow Cicada (Cicadatra atra)

Black Sorrow Cicada, a reference photo — Photo: Trilar T, Gjonov I, Gogala M (2020) Checklist and provisional atlas of singing cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Bulgaria, based on bioacoustics. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e54424. https://doi.org/1 · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Cicadatra atra, the black cicada, is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae and the genus Cicadatra.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black Sorrow Cicada being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Tettigettalna argentata
Cicadatra platyptera
Tibicinoides vanduzeei
Kosemia admirabilis
Cicadatra hyalina
Psalmocharias querulus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Cicadatra
Species: Cicadatra atra

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