Ewartia roberti

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Ewartia roberti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Ewartia
Species:
E. roberti
Binomial name
Ewartia roberti
Popple, 2017 [1] [2]

Ewartia roberti is a species of cicada, also known as the thin-striped wattle cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2017 by Australian entomologist Lindsay Popple. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 19–27 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales. Its associated habitat includes the lower to middle storey of open forest with wattle trees, as well as gardens, including Toowoomba and the Brisbane suburbs. [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adults are heard from September to April, clinging to the trunks, stems and branches of wattles, uttering a variety of buzzing and chirping calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Popple, LW (2017). "A revision of the Ewartia oldfieldi (Distant) species complex (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae) with five new species from eastern and northern Australia". Zootaxa. 4263 (3): 401–449.
  2. 1 2 "Species Ewartia roberti Popple, 2017". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Thin-striped Wattle Cicada Ewartia roberti Popple, 2017". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-04.


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