Psaltoda moerens
Redeye cicada at Bonython, ACT
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| Psaltoda moerens | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Dec 2019 |
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On the slopes near the Murrumbidgee River, on the east side, to the north of Point Hut.
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7 Dec 2019
This one was being harassed by ants. I took it home to protect and photograph it.
See sighting of the same insect a few hours later:
Psaltoda moerens (Redeye Cicada) on 4 Dec 2019
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074962-35.444074
- Altitude 560.0m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Bonython, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2019 10:06 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Eucalyptus sp. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Psaltoda moerens Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects
Species information
- Psaltoda moerens Scientific name
- Redeye cicada Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1057m Recorded at altitude
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