Yoyetta grandis

Red-eyed Firetail Cicada at Booth, ACT

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Identification history

Yoyetta grandis	21 Jan 2018	michaelb
Yoyetta grandis	21 Jan 2018	michaelb
Yoyetta sp. (genus)	7 Jan 2018	lpopple
Popplepsalta sp. cf. notialis	7 Jan 2018	KenT

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Significant sighting

michaelb noted:

21 Jan 2018

An unusual sighting of an undescribed species. See comments by Lindsay Popple.

User's notes

Recorded at 08:30 daylight saving time approx. 150 mm above ground.

3 comments

lpopple wrote:

8 Jan 2018

This species is illustrated on the following page: http://dr-pop.net/aaede-720.htm

It is not actually Y. aaede but a related, undescribed species. An update on the website is soon to follow once this species is described. It is quite a difficult species to observe. Well done Ken!

Popplepsalta is superficially similar but has dark infuscations adjacent to the apices of the page on the hind wings.

michaelb wrote:

21 Jan 2018

Hi Lindsay
Since this is a distinct species, even if it is undescribed, it would be useful for us to separate it from the other Yoyetta sp. sightings. This will help us to find it and give it it's new name when it is described.
May I do that?

lpopple wrote:

21 Jan 2018

Hi Michael,
Yes, by all means separate it out as a distinct species (e.g. Yoyetta sp. aff. aaede).

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