Double-spotted cicada at Scullin, ACT
Identification history
| Galanga labeculata | 19 Jun 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Galanga labeculata | 1 Dec 2020 | melanoxylon |
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User's notes
Laying eggs in branches of Euryops virgineus. Eggs were found right in the middle pithy part.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
19 Jun 2021
Interesting that it is laying eggs on a south-african daisy bush, when it is usually specific to wattles.
lpopple
wrote:
20 Jun 2021
I have also found this species on blackberry, though have not yet to confirmed oviposition on that plant.
Location information
- Places Scullin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- melanoxylon Recorded by
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Collections
melanoxylon Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Galanga labeculata Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Euryops virgineus Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Galanga labeculata Scientific name
- Double-spotted cicada Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1094m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Cicadetta labeculata
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