Insects
Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
Sighting 3389822

Myopsalta waterhousei

1 Smoky Buzzer at Tharwa, ACT

Myopsalta waterhousei at Tharwa, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 09:23 PM
Myopsalta waterhousei at Tharwa, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 09:23 PM
Myopsalta waterhousei at Tharwa, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 09:23 PM
Myopsalta waterhousei at Tharwa, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 09:23 PM
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Identification history

Myopsalta waterhousei 24 Jan 2018 lpopple
Myopsalta waterhousei 24 Jan 2018 lpopple
Unverified 24 Jan 2018 MichaelBedingfield

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Size - length including the wings: 20mm........ on the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.

3 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   9 Jan 2019
Hi Lindsay
In your notes you say that this cicada lives in open grassland. Do the adults feed on native grasses, and the immature nymphs feed on the roots of native grasses?
lpopple wrote:
   10 Jan 2019
Hi Michael
We can infer that the nymphs feed on the roots of grasses based on the finding of exuviae in fields that are exclusively occupied by grasses. I have observed adults feeding on exotic and native grasses (they often occur on Avena fatua, for example). Nymphs also presumably feed on exotic and native species.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   10 Jan 2019
Thanks Lindsay

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