Nanai Cicada on the Namosi and Navosa Province, Fiji.

Date modified: 09 May 2022

Raiateana knowlesi; a species that is known to emerge once every 8 years. This species is known from only a handful of locations within the Namosi and Navosa Province.The cicada only develops its wings in its last life stage, as it emerges out of the ground and removes its hard casing. In Fiji, Cicadas are generally known as ‘makā’. Only the Fijian cicada (R. knowlesi) is called the “nanai”.

Data and Resources

Alternate Identifier
  • 10.15468/51svly
  • https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=namosinanaidata
Language English
DCAT Type Dataset
Temporal Coverage From 2017-09-01
Temporal Coverage To 2017-11-17
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