Thin-striped Wattle Cicada
Ewartia roberti Popple, 2017
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Species number (TNS):
231.
Fore wing length:
19–27 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
South-eastern Queensland and
northern New South Wales
from near Bundaberg south to
near Macksville and inland to
near Miles and Warrumbungle
National Park. Adults occur
from September to April.
Notable localities:
Toowoomba, Brisbane
suburbs.
Habitat:
Adults occur in the middle to
lower storey of open forest, in
association with wattles
(Acacia sp.). They also occur
in revegetated traffic islands
and in gardens.
Calling song and behaviour:
Prolonged phrases (up to 37
seconds duration) with a long
buildup and a climax with
several long chirps followed by
an extended note. Also a
series of buzzing notes/ long
chirps (dominant at dusk).
Adults sit on the trunks,
branches and outer stems of
wattles (Acacia sp.) where they
remain relatively static.
Similar species:
Broad-striped Wattle Cicada,
Inland Wattle Cicada, Shrub
Wattle Cicada.
Habitat
Male
Female
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent