Cystosoma saundersii

Bladder Cicada at Curtin, ACT

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Identification history

Cystosoma saundersii	17 Nov 2020	lpopple
Cystosoma saundersii	17 Nov 2020	lpopple
Cystosoma saundersii	12 Nov 2020	lpopple
Unverified	12 Nov 2020	JenniM

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Easy to hear, very well camouflaged among clumps of leaves in bushes and trees. Very loud motor- like metallic call. Calling from 8pm to 8:30pm.

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lpopple wrote:

12 Nov 2020

Thanks for posting this record. The Bladder Cicada is a relatively recent introduction to the ACT. See https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6039072/queenslands-bladder-cicada-lands-in-canberra/

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Location information

Coordinates 149.084153 -35.327606
Altitude 582.0m
Places Curtin, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
11 Nov 2020 08:24 PM Recorded on
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Insects Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) JenniM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Urban street Trees and shrubs Associated plant
Other cicadas - calling to each other one in this bush, below a tree with a group calling as were groups in other trees. Associated animal
25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Cystosoma saundersii Scientific name
Bladder Cicada Common name
Not Sensitive
Non-local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 581.97m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

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