Psaltoda moerens
2 Redeye cicada at Tharwa, ACT
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| Psaltoda moerens | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Sep 2016 |
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On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
3 comments
17 Sep 2016
Yes Kim, it was a big year. There were so many ! They stayed in the area for about 2 months, and at their peak the noise was quite loud to say the least.
28 Dec 2016
Wow, I thought the groups I saw were big and they were big but nothing compared to this!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067602-35.504265
- Altitude 585.0m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2013 06:42 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Psaltoda moerens Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects
Species information
- Psaltoda moerens Scientific name
- Redeye cicada Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1057m Recorded at altitude
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