Yoyetta robertsonae
Clicking Ambertail at O'Connor, ACT
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| Yoyetta robertsonae | lpopple | 30 Mar 2020 | |
| Yoyetta sp. (genus) | lpopple | 12 Dec 2018 | |
| Yoyetta sp. (genus) | ibaird | 11 Dec 2018 |
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Attracted to Actinic 20w UV light at night. These were photographed mid morning on 10-12-18 after apparently emerging the night before.
4 comments
12 Dec 2018
This specimen is so dark that I originally thought it must be Y. hunterorum (also known from the ACT, but not yet recorded for Canberra Nature Map). However, the hind wing plaga is not white enough for hunterorum. So I have now confirmed your ID (to genus), Ian. I can't confirm the ID to species level at this stage. Most interesting.
12 Dec 2018
I have some more images which I'll post shortly, but given Yoyetta spp. to the uninitiated like me are difficult to see and photograph, I can't guarantee they will add to the story. Is there some sort of vernacular 'key' to the Yoyetta g. available? (i.e in addition to your excellent website, of course).
12 Dec 2018
Did you try to enhance the third image to get a better view? I had a look in Photoshop and seemed to see two red dots between the eyes(?) as in your image of Y. hunterorum on your website, Whether that could be diagnostic of that species, I'm not sure.
13 Dec 2018
The red dots that you describe would be the ocelli (simple eyes), a feature present in all cicadas. Taxonomically, the genus Yoyetta is a work in progress. Preliminary keys have been produced, but these aren't currently readily accessible for the uninitiated. Work is currently focused on getting species described, but there is a lot of ground to cover in this genus. I suspect this is most likely a particularly dark individual of Clicking Ambertail. A taxonomic description of that species is in preparation (a collaborative study).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113246-35.259571
- Altitude 598.9m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 Dec 2018 06:39 AM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Yoyetta robertsonae Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects
Species information
- Yoyetta robertsonae Scientific name
- Clicking Ambertail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1042.45m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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