Cystosoma saundersii
1 Bladder Cicada at Hughes, ACT
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| Cystosoma saundersii | lpopple | 5 Dec 2020 | |
| Cystosoma saundersii | ruthkerruish | 5 Dec 2020 |
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User's notes
The exact date when Bladder Cicadas arrived in Canberra is unclear but in the suburb of Hughes there is a large community which seemed to begin about 13 years ago. Over a hundred hatched on ash trees in about 2009 and seemed to have spread well beyond Hughes into other Woden suburbs. This year is the most there's ever been, probably due to the wet autumn, winter and spring. Currawongs have had a treat (John Dobson 2020).
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6 Dec 2020
I forgot to say that all the photos were taken by John Dobson, apologies. Also that Photos 1 and 2 were of the same bladder cicada, great photos, John!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.094755-35.334160
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2020 01:40 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Ash, apple etc Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cystosoma saundersii Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects
Species information
- Cystosoma saundersii Scientific name
- Bladder Cicada Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 586.48m Recorded at altitude
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