Red Belly at Stewart Creek Valley, QLD
Identification history
| Gymnotympana varicolor | Yesterday | lpopple | ||
| Gymnotympana varicolor | Yesterday | lpopple | ||
| Guineapsaltria flava (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) | 1 Feb 2026 | JasonPStewart |
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Green cicada _Gymnotympana varicolor_ .
Healthy green (smaller) cicada, with some red under-parts including the belly, tail and the ends of the legs .
At the start of Stewart Creek bridge, on the side of the road up-river after passing Daintree Village .
2023 January 11th 4:12–4:16 pm .
References:
• Au Faunal Directory:
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Gymnotympana_varicolor .
• A web guide to the cicadas of Australia by L. W. Popple: https://dr-pop.net/varicolor-554.htm .
3 comments
lpopple
wrote:
Yesterday
Female cicada. Based on size and body proportions, looks better for Gymnotympana varicolor than Guineapsaltria flava.
JasonPStewart
wrote:
Yesterday
Lindsay Popple @lpopple thank you – and interesting for me to make more steps here learning about more cicadas !
Location information
- Coordinates 145.315099-16.256908
- Places Stewart Creek Valley, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2023 04:15 PM Recorded on
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Latest Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects Gymnotympana varicolor
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Gymnotympana varicolor Scientific name
- Red Belly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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