Subject:Â Giant fly thing, please identify!
Geographic location of the bug:Â Montpellier, France
Date: 07/04/2018
Time: 01:16 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:Â To Whom It May Concern
I found this dead in the city centre of Montpellier, France. It was 6cm long. I thought it was a moth at first because of the size but its wings aren’t very moth like. I am no expert and would love to identify this.
Kind Regards
How you want your letter signed:Â Alex
Dear Alex,
You are not the first person who has written to us mistaking a Cicada for a giant fly. One common name for annual Cicadas in North America is Dog Day Harvestfly.