Giant Cicada moth Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

and vagrants may rarely be observed as far north as Texas

is found only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi

The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at a cemetery in New Orleans

Mesobuthus martensii is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae

Giant Cicada moth Burkina FasoQuesada gigas, also known as the chichara grande, coyoyo, or coyuyo, is a species of large cicada native to North, Central, and South America. One of two species in the genus Quesada, it is the widest ranging cicada in the Western Hemisphere. This species was formally known as Tympanoterpes giga. The wings have been painted with gold liquid gilding and are not naturally golden color. This specimen is encased in a 6"x6" frame.