Can you identify this cicada from Brisbane Australia?
Can you identify this cicada from Brisbane Australia? These images were sent to us by Darren Fairbrother. Help us id this cicada.
November 28, 2005
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Psaltoda claripennis
Comment by Hiroyuki Imai — December 3, 2005 @ 5:23 am
IT LOOKS LIKE THE CICADA IS CILMBING ON A SMALL GATE
Comment by ALEX — December 22, 2005 @ 5:02 pm
Thanks Hiroyuki!
It’s common name is a Clanger
P.S. The small gate is a fly screen.
Comment by Darren Fairbrother — January 2, 2006 @ 9:01 pm
What a fine looking beast :-)
Comment by itch — January 8, 2006 @ 1:56 pm
Im in Brisbane at the moment and had one of these fly into my apartment. Scared the Bejeezus outta me.
Comment by Adrinna — January 10, 2006 @ 6:53 pm
Isn’t this the Green Grocer–the world’s loudest cicada?
Comment by steve — March 7, 2006 @ 12:40 pm
Its a green grocer DAH!
Comment by Ben — December 9, 2006 @ 3:31 pm
Psaltoda genus, but I forget the species. Its NOT a Green Grocer.
Comment by Ray Wood — April 26, 2008 @ 8:17 pm