Desert Screamer
Burbunga hillieri (Distant, 1907)
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Male
Formerly known as
Macrotristria hillieri.
Species number (TNS):
032.
Fore wing length:
41–49 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Throughout inland Australia in
western Queensland and New
South Wales, the north-western
edge of Victoria, the north-
eastern half of South Australia,
southern half of the Northern
Territory and central Western
Australia where it reaches the
coast. In Queensland and New
South Wales, it occurs east to
Duaringa, Mitchell, Eulo and
Cobar. Adults may occur from
September to March.
Notable localities:
Simpson Desert National Park,
Jericho, Laverton, Cobar,
Sandstone.
Habitat:
Populations occur in acacia
scrub including Gidgee (Acacia
cambagei), Mulga (A. aneura)
and Ironwood (A. excelsa), as
well as small shrubs in sparsely
treed deserts.
Calling song and behaviour:
A continuous, loud buzz that
occurs for long periods during
the heat of the day and at dusk.
Adults are cryptic against the
bark and tend to sit still rather
than fly away.
Similar species:
Floury Bark Cicada, Western
Screamer.
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