Insects
Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
Sighting 4248281

Psaltoda moerens

Redeye cicada at Tennent, ACT

Psaltoda moerens at Tennent, ACT - 15 Dec 2019 06:27 PM
Psaltoda moerens at Tennent, ACT - 15 Dec 2019 06:27 PM
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Identification history

Psaltoda moerens 19 Jan 2020 MichaelBedingfield

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User's notes

There were a lot of these cicadas singing loudly on this day ..... in Gigerline Nature Reserve, near Tharwa Sandwash.

2 comments

BrianH wrote:
   20 Jan 2020
That's interesting - I haven't heard them singing at all in Curtin since I returned from holidays on January 6 - I was wondering if they might have died off.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   20 Jan 2020
The record was from 15 Dec. See "Sighting Information" section. They are quiet now.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Cynoglossum australe Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm 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
  • External link More information

Record quality

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  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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