Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
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lpopple
wrote:
2 Feb 2026
No worries. Thank you for posting the observation Jason.
Gymnotympana varicolor
JasonPStewart
wrote:
2 Feb 2026
Lindsay Popple @lpopple thank you – and interesting for me to make more steps here learning about more cicadas !
Gymnotympana varicolor
lpopple
wrote:
2 Feb 2026
Female cicada. Based on size and body proportions, looks better for Gymnotympana varicolor than Guineapsaltria flava.
Gymnotympana varicolor
Significant sightings
- Gelidea torrida at Green Cape, NSW
- Yoyetta abdominalis at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
- Diemeniana euronotiana at Cotter River, ACT
- Cyclochila australasiae at Tharwa, ACT
- Cyclochila australasiae at Booth, ACT
- Popplepsalta notialis incitata at Googong, NSW
- Myopsalta parvula at Acton, ACT
- Yoyetta grandis at Booth, ACT
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