Auscala flammea

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

Auscala flammea is a species of cicada, also known as the red mallee creaker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by entomologists D.L Emery, N.J. Emery and Paul Hutchinson. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 27–36 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in south-west Western Australia and in southern South Australia from the northern Eyre Peninsula eastwards, with its range extending to extreme south-western New South Wales and north-western Victoria. The associated habitat is mallee woodland. [2] [3]

Behaviour

The songs of the male cicadas have been likened to the sounds made by a creaking tree branch. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Emery, DL; Emery, NJ; Hutchinson, PM (2020). "A new species, Auscala Flammea (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from South Australia and Southern Western Australia". Australian Entomologist. 47 (3): 183–194 [185].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Auscala flammea Emery, Emery & Hutchinson, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  3. 1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Red Mallee Creaker Auscala flammea Emery, Emery and Hutchinson, 2020". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-25.


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