Insects
Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
Sighting 4358437

Psaltoda moerens

Redeye cicada at Hughes, ACT

Psaltoda moerens at Hughes, ACT - 21 Nov 2020 01:48 PM
Psaltoda moerens at Hughes, ACT - 21 Nov 2020 01:48 PM
Psaltoda moerens at Hughes, ACT - 21 Nov 2020 01:48 PM
Psaltoda moerens at Hughes, ACT - 21 Nov 2020 01:48 PM
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Identification history

Psaltoda moerens 22 Nov 2020 lpopple
Psaltoda moerens 22 Nov 2020 lpopple
Cicadettini sp. (tribe) 22 Nov 2020 KL

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100s around emerging from ground

3 comments

lpopple wrote:
   22 Nov 2020
Thanks for posting. Belongs to tribe Psaltodini of the subfamily Cicadinae.
KL wrote:
   22 Nov 2020
no problem, there are so many I can feel the cicada pee coming from the trees
lpopple wrote:
   22 Nov 2020
Can be refreshing on a hot day!

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Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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
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