Cicada Mania

The cicada season in Australia lasts between September and May, but November and December are prime time for cicada emergences. Here’s a selection of Australian cicadas peaking in November, December and January.

Cyclochila australasiae / Green Grocer1	Macrotristria angularis / Cherry Nose2	Cystosoma saundersii / Bladder cicada3
Pauropsalta mneme4	Lembeja paradoxa / Bagpipe cicada5	Diemaniana euronotiana6
Arunta perulata / White Drummer7	Psaltoda moerens / Redeye cicada8	Thopha saccata / Double Drummer9

Adding a Thompson’s Floury Baker (Abricta curvicosta)¹⁰ at David’s recommendation:

1. Cyclochila australasiae can be found in eastern Queensland, NSW and Victoria, and most emerge in October and November (¹ Moulds, M.S.. Australian Cicadas Kennsignton: New South Wales Press, 1990, p. 61.).
2. The Cherry Nose cicada can be found in Eastern Queensland, NSW, and a small part of South Australia, and is most common during November & December (² ibid, p. 95.).
3. The Bladder Cicada can be sound in eastern Queensland & NSW, and are most common Nov-Jan. (³ ibid, p. 193.)
4. The Pauropsalta mneme can be found in south-eastern NSW, Victoria, and a small pocket in South Australia, from late September to early January. (⁴ ibid, p. 131.)
5. The Bagpipe cicada can be found in the Northern tip of Queensland, from October to February, but they’re most common during January. (⁵ ibid, p. 178)
6. The Diemaniana euronotiana can be found in eastern NSW, south-eastern Victoria and Tasmania. They are most common in late November to January. (⁶ ibid, p. 112)
7. The White Drummer cicada can be found in eastern Queensland and NSW, from November to April, but they are most common during December and January. (⁷ ibid, p. 58)
8. The Redeye cicada can be found in eastern NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, and are most abundant in late November and December. (⁸ ibid, p.75)
9. The Double Drummer can be found in parts of eastern Queensland and Eastern NSW, from November to early March. (⁹ ibid, p.55)
10. The Floury Baker can be found along the coast of Queenland & NSW. Adults are most common in late December and January. (¹⁰ ibid, p.119)

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This is a razor grinder cicada (Henicopsaltria eydouxii), originally uploaded by magdalena_b.

A Razor Grinder found by Vicki Nunn in Gladstone.

More photos of Razor Grinders.

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The Razor Grinder is found in eastern Queensland and NSW, and most common in December & January (Moulds, M.S.. Australian Cicadas Kennsignton: New South Wales Press, 1990, p. 68.)