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Giant Cicada

Quesada gigas
Chicharra Grande
Family: Cicadidae
Order: Hemiptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsHalconcito Colorado (Falco sparverius)17/01/2021Patricia Beatriz Benitez
BirdsBenteveo Común (Pitangus sulphuratus)30/12/2018Cristian Gabriel Hergenreder



Number of Photography: 53

Foto
Photography ID: 671082
  Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 671040
  Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 670066
  Adult
Lujan
San Luis
Argentina
01/19/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 618524
 Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/11/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 617579
 Chajarí
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/02/2025
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 617171
  Adult
Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
12/25/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 608577
 Trancas
Tucumán
Argentina
11/10/2024
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 588019
  Nymph
Resistencia
Chaco
Argentina
01/03/2009
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 563961
  Adult
Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
12/24/2023
Hugo Alberto Valderrey



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 4



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria01/20/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, ConcordiaN/AN/ANoNo
María Alejandra Sosa01/20/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, ConcordiaN/AN/ANoNo
Silvia Quintas01/24/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresPdo de Zárate♂SeveralNoNo
Gustavo Peretti12/17/2018ArgentinaSaltaBarrio La Fidelina, Atocha - San Lorenzo♂AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 2




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Number of Records: 107



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243419816/02/202613:48ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1María Alejandra Sosa
243395916/02/202613:48ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Jorge La Grotteria
242729401/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRío Carcarañá, CarcarañáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
242699901/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRío Carcarañá, CarcarañáPeter Vidana
242071925/01/202611:19ArgentinaEntre RíosCostanera, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
242048724/01/202615:58ArgentinaEntre RíosM. Reibel 70, Colón1María Alejandra Sosa
242029824/01/202615:58ArgentinaEntre RíosM. Reibel 70, Colón1Jorge La Grotteria
242010423/01/202620:37ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
242007323/01/202620:37ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
241883520/01/202620:03ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, ConcordiaMaría Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Cicada (Quesada gigas) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.