Popplepsalta sp.
Cicada at Barragga Bay, NSW
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| Popplepsalta sp. | KimPullen | 11 Mar 2019 | |
| CICADIDAE (family) | KimPullen | 10 Feb 2017 | |
| CICADIDAE (family) | KimPullen | 10 Feb 2017 | |
| Unverified | narelle | 31 Jan 2017 |
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5 comments
21 Nov 2017
This species belongs to the genus Popplepsalta. No species of Popplepsalta have been recorded in this part of New South Wales apart from P. rubristrigata and P. aeroides, and the specimen in the photograph is neither of those species. It might be Popplepsalta notialis, and if so the record would be a southern extension of range.
23 Nov 2017
Hi Ipopple, that is interesting. Did you discover and name this species ? Is this the little one some people call Ruby Eye ?
24 Nov 2017
Hi narelle. Yes I did name the species that it might be (originally called Pauropsalta notialis). I haven't heard the name Ruby Eye before, but that name could potentially apply to many species in the genus that also have red eyes. Notably, there are quite a few other cicadas that have red eyes too.
26 Nov 2017
Hi Ipopple, I made a mistake.The one people call Cherry Eye ( not Ruby Eye ) are small and black .
Location information
- Coordinates 150.060089-36.504220
- Places Barragga Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2017 12:43 AM Recorded on
- narelle Recorded by
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Species information
- Popplepsalta sp. Scientific name
- Cicada Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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