False Bladder Cicada
Cystopsalta sp. (cf. immaculata)
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
599.
Fore wing length:
44–51 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Currently known only from Queensland
where it occurs from the Windsor
Tableland south to Paluma, at Eungella
west of Mackay and from Yarraman
south to the Tallebudgera Valley.
Notable localities:
Julatten, Kuranda, Eungella, Mount
Glorious (A. Hiller), Mount Tamborine.
Habitat:
Lush tropical and subtropical rainforest,
especially on rich basaltic soils.
Calling song and behaviour:
A strong rattling whistle, much like the
call of a mole cricket. Males sing for
20–30 minutes just after dusk. Adults sit
in the foliage of rainforest trees.
Colour variation:
Specimens often fade from vivid green to
dark green or yellow-brown after death.
Similar species:
Bladder Cicada, Rare Bladder Cicada.
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