empress cicada

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| image = Pomponia imperatoria 2.jpg

| image_caption =

| genus = Megapomponia

| species = imperatoria

| authority = (Westwood, 1842)

| display_parents = 4

| synonyms = Pomponia imperatoria

}}

The empress cicada (Megapomponia imperatoria) is a species of cicada from Southeast Asia. It is the largest species of cicada with a head-body length of about {{convert|7|cm|in|abbr=on}} and a wingspan of {{convert|18|-|20|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}.{{Cite book

| last1 = Burton

| first1 = Maurice

| authorlink = Maurice Burton

| last2 = Burton

| first2 = Robert

| title = International Wildlife Encyclopedia

| edition = 3rd

| volume = 4, Chickaree - crabs

| publisher = Marshall Cavendish Corporation

| date = 2002

| location = Tarrytown, NY

| page = 455