Green Desert Ticker
Pipilopsalta ceuthoviridis Ewart, 2005
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
260.
Fore wing length:
10–14 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Inland Australia from Jondaryan
north-west to Mount Isa in
Queensland, west to Anburla
Creek in the Northern Territory
and south to Neales River near
Lake Eyre in South Australia.
Adults occur after rain, between
August and March.
Notable localities:
Bollon (Simon lab), Lake
Houdraman, Clunie (A. Ewart).
Habitat:
Open grassland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A monotonous series of high-
pitched chirps, emitted at a fairly
fast rate. Adults sit on the stems
of grass.
Colour variation:
Specimens are typically green,
but a yellow morph has also been
found (pictured). Green-coloured
specimens often fade to a yellow-
brown after death.
Similar species:
None; a distinctive cicada.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
