Cicada from France

Subject:  Giant fly thing, please identify!
Geographic location of the bug:  Montpellier, France
Date: 07/04/2018
Time: 01:16 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  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:  Alex

Cicada

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.

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Location: Montpellier, France