Yoyetta sp. (genus)

1 Firetail or Ambertail Cicada at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Yoyetta sp. (genus)	21 Nov 2024	lpopple
Psaltoda moerens	21 Nov 2024	CarbonAI
Cicadidae (family)	21 Nov 2024	WendyEM
Unverified	21 Nov 2024	richardm

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Front and back of bug in currawongs mouth

2 comments

RogerF wrote:

21 Nov 2024

Cicada?

WendyEM wrote:

21 Nov 2024

newly emerged, not hardened cicadas. The Red Wattlebirds used to grab the newly emerged Greengrocers, and smash them up into pieces to eat where I lived in Melbourne. My brother is concerned for his Greengrocers in Geelong that are being grabbed by his resident magpies.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109245 -35.276596
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Nov 2024 09:56 AM Recorded on
richardm Recorded by
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Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects richardm Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Two dead bugs in currawongs mouth Associated animal
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Deceased Animal health

Species information

Yoyetta sp. (genus) Scientific name
Firetail or Ambertail Cicada Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1144.39m Recorded at altitude
65 images trained Machine learning
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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
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania