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 and
northern New South Wales from
Woodgate near Bundaberg
south to Hastings Point,
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
