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February 28, 2019

Psaltoda claripennis Ashton, 1921 aka Clanger

Filed under: Australia | Cryptotympanini | Psaltoda — Tags: — Dan @ 1:01 am

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

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

8 Comments »

  1. Ray Wood says:

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

  2. Ben says:

    Its a green grocer DAH!

  3. steve says:

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

  4. Adrinna says:

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

  5. itch says:

    What a fine looking beast 🙂

  6. Darren Fairbrother says:

    Thanks Hiroyuki!

    It’s common name is a Clanger

    P.S. The small gate is a fly screen.

  7. ALEX says:

    IT LOOKS LIKE THE CICADA IS CILMBING ON A SMALL GATE

  8. Hiroyuki Imai says:

    Psaltoda claripennis

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