Black Friday
Psaltoda pictibasis (Walker, 1858)
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
090.
Fore wing length:
49–60 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Rockhampton west to
Mitchell in Queensland and
south to Tamworth and Dubbo
in New South Wales. A
common cicada in some
bushland areas around
Brisbane, Queensland.
Populations are absent from
the mountains of the Great
Dividing Range in New South
Wales. Adults occur from
October through to March.
Notable localities:
Bundaberg, Roma, Chinchilla,
Anstead, Dubbo.
Habitat:
Dry sclerophyll forest and
eucalypt woodland, sometimes
adjacent to dry rainforest.
Calling song and behaviour:
A low, rumbling growl that rises
in pitch before breaking into a
harsh yodelling sequence.
Adults sit on the upper
branches and main trunks of
eucalypts.
Similar species:
Redeye, Red Roarer.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
