1 Black Mountain Tinkler at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Myopsalta parvula | 17 Dec 2018 | lpopple | ||
| Myopsalta parvula | 17 Dec 2018 | lpopple | ||
| Unverified | 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?
2 comments
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
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.103850-35.270017
- Altitude 639.3m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Oct 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
- silverseastarsong Recorded by
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Collections
Significant Insects Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) silverseastarsong Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myopsalta parvula
Additional information
- Male Gender
Species information
- Myopsalta parvula Scientific name
- Black Mountain Tinkler Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 639.3m 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
- Additional attributes