1 Redeye cicada at Bonython, ACT
Identification history
| Psaltoda moerens | 7 Dec 2019 | MichaelBedingfield |
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On the slopes near the Murrumbidgee River, on the east side, to the north of Point Hut.
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MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
7 Dec 2019
This one was being harassed by ants. I took it home to protect and photograph it.
See sighting of the same insect a few hours earlier:
Psaltoda moerens (Redeye Cicada) on 3 Dec 2019
It eventually crawled up the garden tree in the background and began its new life in safety.
See sighting of the same insect a few hours earlier:
It eventually crawled up the garden tree in the background and began its new life in safety.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074957-35.444081
- Altitude 560.0m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Bonython, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2019 12:57 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Psaltoda moerens Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus sp. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Psaltoda moerens Scientific name
- Redeye cicada Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1057m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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