February 28, 2019

Psaltoda claripennis Ashton, 1921 aka Clanger

Can you identify this cicada from Brisbane Australia? These images were sent to us by Darren Fairbrother. Help us id this cicada.

Update! It is a Psaltoda claripennis Ashton, 1921 aka Clanger, from Australia.

mystery cicada

For more information about this cicada, visit A web guide toThe cicadas of Australia by L. W. Popple.

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
SubTribe: Cryptotympanina
Genera: Genera
Species: Psaltoda claripennis Ashton, 1921

Comments (8)

8 Comments

Ray Wood says:

April 26, 2008 at 8:17 pm

Psaltoda genus, but I forget the species. Its NOT a Green Grocer.
Ben says:

December 9, 2006 at 3:31 pm

Its a green grocer DAH!
steve says:

March 7, 2006 at 12:40 pm

Isn’t this the Green Grocer–the world’s loudest cicada?
Adrinna says:

January 10, 2006 at 6:53 pm

Im in Brisbane at the moment and had one of these fly into my apartment. Scared the Bejeezus outta me.
itch says:

January 8, 2006 at 1:56 pm

What a fine looking beast 🙂
Darren Fairbrother says:

January 2, 2006 at 9:01 pm

Thanks Hiroyuki!

It’s common name is a Clanger

P.S. The small gate is a fly screen.
ALEX says:

December 22, 2005 at 5:02 pm

IT LOOKS LIKE THE CICADA IS CILMBING ON A SMALL GATE
Hiroyuki Imai says:

December 3, 2005 at 5:23 am

Psaltoda claripennis

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