Tanna japonensis

Description

Tanna japonensis, also called the evening cicada or higurashi (Japanese: 蜩, 茅蜩, ひぐらし), is a species of cicada, a family of insects, and a member of the genus Tanna. It is distributed throughout East Asia, and is most common in Japan. Its shrill call can be heard most often in the morning and evening. Its kanji name is derived from the character for Miscanthus, a type of reed that it inhabits. In Japan, it is also known as kanakana (カナカナ) because of the noise that it makes.