Green Mallee Cicada
Pictila occidentalis (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)
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Species number (TNS):
212.
Fore wing length:
15–19 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Western Australia from near
Northam northeast to near
Coolgardie and southwest to near
Salmon Gums. Adults occur from
October to January.
Notable localities:
Peak Charles National Park.
Habitat:
Mallee woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A vigorous buzzing call, or a
series of short chirps in-between
bouts of buzzing. Adults sit on the
stems of mallee eucalypts and
large shrubs.
Similar species:
A distinctive cicada; check genus
Ewartia.
Habitat
Male
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Female
