Corroboree Cicada
Macrotristria intersecta (Walker, 1850)
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Male
Female
Includes Macrotristria bindalia
Burns, 1964
Other name(s):
Green Whizzer.
Species number (TNS):
053, 054, 068.
Fore wing length:
31–43 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From the Kimberley region in
north-west Western Australia,
through the top half of the
Northern Territory and into
Queensland, where it occurs
from the Torres Strait islands
and Cape York south to Mt. Isa
in the west and the Dawson
Highway in the east. Adults may
be present from September to
February.
Notable localities:
Kununurra, Gregory River
National Park, Victoria River,
Darwin, Mt Isa, Weipa, Cairns,
Bowen, Gladstone.
Habitat:
Tropical bushland, open forest,
woodland and parkland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A harsh, fizzing whine with a
continuous component followed
by a persistent pulsing
component. Adults sit on the
main trunks, upper branches
and stems of trees and shrubs.
Colour variation:
Varies widely in colour from
green to brown and also orange
and black.
Similar species:
Little Whiner, Coastal Whiner,
Western Whiner.
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