Amica glauca

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Amica glauca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Amica
Species:
A. glauca
Binomial name
Amica glauca

Amica glauca is a species of cicada, also known as the bluebush cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Pictilini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific epithet glauca, from Greek: γλαυκός (blue-grey), refers to the colour of the plants favoured by the cicadas. [1] [3]

Description

The length of the forewing is 14–15 mm. Body length is 12–14 mm. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in north-western New South Wales near White Cliffs, and in South Australia from Marree southwards to Hawker. The associated habitat is arid saltbush and bluebush shrubland. [2] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC (2025). "New genera and species of cicadas from arid Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)". Megataxa. 17 (1): 1–40 [13]. doi:10.11646/megataxa.17.1.1 . Retrieved 2025-11-26.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Amica glauca Moulds & Marshall, 2025". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Amica glauca Moulds & Marshall, 2025". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. TaxonWorks. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-26.


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