Macrotristria sylvara

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Macrotristria sylvara
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Macrotristria
Species:
M. sylvara
Binomial name
Macrotristria sylvara
(Distant, 1901)

Macrotristria sylvara is an Australian species of cicada in the family Cicadidae, [1] commonly known as the northern cherrynose or green cherrynose. [2] It is distributed from the Torres Strait down the Queensland coast to about Ingham. Its habitat includes coastal bushland, open forest and parks. Adults appear from December until March, and have green markings on the face, thorax and forewing costal vein, with yellow and brown on the thorax and abdomen. The wingspan ranges from 48 to 62 mm. [3]

References

  1. Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (30 April 2012). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)" . Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [144]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3287.1.1.
  2. Atlas of Living Australia - Macrotristria sylvara
  3. List of Australian Cicada genera