Anapsaltoda cowanae

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Anapsaltoda cowanae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Anapsaltoda
Species:
A. cowanae
Binomial name
Anapsaltoda cowanae
Moulds & Popple, 2023 [1] [2]

Anapsaltoda cowanae, also known as the green emperor, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2023 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and Lindsay Popple. [1]

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Description

The species has a forewing length of 51–58 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in the Wet Tropics of north-eastern Queensland, from the vicinity of Cooktown southwards to Kuranda and Mareeba, where it occurs in the ecotones of tropical rainforest and sclerophyll forest habitats. [3]

Behaviour

Adults may be heard in December and January, sitting high in the forest's mid canopy, uttering pleasant yodelling calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Moulds, MS; Popple, LW (2023). "Anapsaltoda cowanae, an impressive new Cicada from northern Queensland (Cicadoidea: Cicadidae: Cicadinae)". Australian Entomologist. 50 (2): 38–46 [38].
  2. ↑ "Species Anapsaltoda cowanae Moulds & Popple, 2023". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  3. 1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Green Emperor Anapsaltoda cowanae Moulds and Popple, 2023". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
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