Myopsalta parvula

Black Mountain Tinkler at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Myopsalta parvula	17 Dec 2018	lpopple
Myopsalta parvula	17 Dec 2018	lpopple
Unidentified	17 Dec 2018	silverseastarsong

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Significant sighting

MichaelBedingfield noted:

17 Dec 2018

This a rare cicada with a quite localised, restricted distribution in the region. See comments by Lindsay Popple.

User's notes

This is the "type 2" cicada I found on Black Mountain. The song is similar to Atrapsalta furcilla but much faster. The two types were singing in the same habitat and there was no noticeable overlap. I could not see any differences in temperature or elevation that might have explained the different speed. Is this a different species?

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silverseastarsong wrote:

17 Dec 2018

Recording of this "alternate type":
https://soundcloud.com/ilversea/oct30-2018-3-50pm-cicada2

Recording of "typical" A. furcilla from same site:
https://soundcloud.com/ilversea/oct30-2018-1-51pm-atrapsalta2

lpopple wrote:

17 Dec 2018

First record for Canberra Nature Map. The recording helped to confirm the ID, thanks. Great work! This is quite a localised, restricted cicada in the region.

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