Gudanga browni

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Gudanga browni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Gudanga
Species:
G. browni
Binomial name
Gudanga browni
(Distant, 1913) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Paragudanga browniDistant, 1913

Gudanga browni is a species of cicada, also known as the orange blackwing, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1913 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 17–26 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in central Western Australia in the area between Mount Magnet, Comet Vale, Wiluna and Cue. The holotype was collected at Cue. Its associated habitat is mulga woodland. [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adults are heard from January to March, clinging to the trunks and upper branches of mulga trees. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1913). "Undescribed species of Cicadidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (12): 485–491 [489].
  2. 1 2 "Species Gudanga browni (Distant, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Orange Blackwing Gudanga browni (Distant, 1913)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-08.


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