Wallum Sedge-clicker
Limnopsalta stradbrokensis (Distant, 1915)
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Male
Female
Previously known as
Cicadetta stradbrokensis.
Species number (TNS):
249.
Fore wing length:
18–24 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
South-east Queensland from
Woodgate near Bundaberg
south to near Burleigh Heads,
including Fraser Island and the
Moreton Bay Islands. Adults are
present from September to
March.
Notable localities:
North Stradbroke Island,
Caloundra, Beerwah, Burbank
(Brisbane).
Habitat:
Populations occur in areas of
wallum heathland adjacent to
swamps. Adult cicadas occur on
sedges and low shrubs.
Calling song and behaviour:
A pleasant, musical clicking with
bursts of audible wing-snapping.
Adults are mobile and wary. At
some locations it is a common
species, but it is often
uncommon in marginal habitats
and disturbed areas.
Colour variation:
Varies from dark brown with
lighter brown or olive-green
markings, to dominantly orange-
brown in some specimens.
Similar species:
Paperbark Cicada, which may
be found in similar habitat.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
