Turkey Bush Cicada
Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907)
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Male
Formerly known as Cicadetta
hermannsburgensis.
Species number (TNS):
257, 258.
Fore wing length:
14–21 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Central Australia in the area
bounded by Charleville in
Queensland, Hillston in New
South Wales, Menzies in
Western Australia and
Hermannsburg in the Northern
Territory. An isolated population
also occurs on the coast of
north-west Western Australia.
Adults occur from October to
February.
Notable localities:
Birdsville Track, Alice Springs.
Habitat:
Low arid scrubland and
shrubland, often in association
with Turkey Bush (Eremophila
gilesii).
Calling song and behaviour:
A regular cadence of buzzing
notes, emitted at a moderately
high frequency. Adults sit on the
stems of low shrubs.
Similar species:
Green Spinifex Rattler.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Female
