Insects
Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
Sighting 3367904

Psaltoda moerens

Redeye cicada at O'Connor, ACT

Psaltoda moerens at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2016 12:57 PM
Psaltoda moerens at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2016 12:57 PM
Psaltoda moerens at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2016 12:57 PM
Psaltoda moerens at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2016 12:57 PM
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Identification history

Psaltoda moerens 15 Dec 2016 lpopple
Psaltoda moerens 14 Dec 2016 ibaird

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User's notes

Recently emerged caught in a spider's web. Abdomen of the cicada missing - probably due to bird predation when the live cicada was initially caught and struggling (not observed). Assumed recently emerged because a fresh empty exoskeleton was observed on the wall nearby, and no cicada of this species was seen caught in the spider's web the day before. A recently emerged Clicking Ambertail met a similar fate two evenings later..

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  • 50mm or larger 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
  • 264 images trained Machine learning
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