Black Firetail Cicada at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Yoyetta denisoni | 4 Oct 2019 | lpopple | ||
| Yoyetta sp. (genus) | 16 Dec 2016 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Cicadetta sp. nr denisoni | 4 Dec 2016 | JudithRoach | ||
| Unverified | 2 Dec 2016 | JudithRoach |
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I've seen a cicada emerge before so hung around to watch it pop out. Took maybe 50 minutes
19 comments
JudithRoach
wrote:
2 Dec 2016
Thanks, if anyone wants the photos from the gaps, let me know. Not sure how it goes for ID purposes though, if our little friend might darken up when it's properly dry, but fingers crossed it's near enough to the end insect.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
3 Dec 2016
Hi Judith
We have before and after shots for the Redeye Cicada:
before
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3344650
after
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3344657
There is a big change, so I think yours will darken in colour, but one of our experts might recognise it as it is.
We have before and after shots for the Redeye Cicada:
before
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3344650
after
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3344657
There is a big change, so I think yours will darken in colour, but one of our experts might recognise it as it is.
JudithRoach
wrote:
3 Dec 2016
I'll remember to stay a little longer if I'm lucky and find another one. Seen a empty case in the past few days around there too so maybe not impossible. :-)
JudithRoach
wrote:
4 Dec 2016
Checking with the person who made the comment on my flickr account. Hopefully he sees.There's also a Cicadetta sp. nr denisoni that goes by that name.
JudithRoach
wrote:
5 Dec 2016
Hi Michael, it's a Cicadetta sp. nr denisoni David thinks. Discussion here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/38859456@N05/31247576251
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
5 Dec 2016
Thanks Judith, very interesting.
If you don't mind exploring in the same location it would be great to get a photo of an adult !
If you don't mind exploring in the same location it would be great to get a photo of an adult !
lpopple
wrote:
16 Dec 2016
This is an impressive photo series of what is definitely a firetail cicada (either Yoyetta denisoni or the related Yoyetta sp. nr denisoni). It is not possible to definitely identify between the two options in such a teneral state, hence the broader ID.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
16 Dec 2016
Hi Lindsay. Just a slight adjustment - I renamed the sighting because there was a duplicate entry for Yoyetta sp. and removed the duplicate.
lpopple
wrote:
16 Dec 2016
Hi Michael. Thanks for tidying this up. Good to know that the system can accommodate ID's to genus or higher if needed.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
16 Dec 2016
No worries. Good to see our list of identified species growing
JudithRoach
wrote:
18 Dec 2016
No problems. If I'm lucky enough to see it again, I'll hang around for the finished product!
JudithRoach
wrote:
25 Dec 2016
A nice picture of Denisoni is on David's flickr account. https://www.flickr.com/photos/42201299@N05
lpopple
wrote:
26 Dec 2016
Yes, David has great example photos of Black Firetail and Brown Firetail, both fully coloured males.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.103591-35.278655
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2016 07:57 AM Recorded on
- JudithRoach Recorded by
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My flagged sightings JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Yoyetta denisoni Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Yoyetta denisoni Scientific name
- Black Firetail Cicada Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1075m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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