Popplepsalta aeroides

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Popplepsalta aeroides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Popplepsalta
Species:
P. aeroides
Binomial name
Popplepsalta aeroides
Owen & Moulds, 2016 [1] [2]

Popplepsalta aeroides is a species of cicada, also known as the blue-banded scratcher, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by entomologists Christopher L. Owen and Maxwell Sydney Moulds. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 19–25 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is known from south-east Queensland southwards along the Great Dividing Range to the Bega district in southern New South Wales. The associated habitat is warm temperate, sheltered open forest. [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard from October to January, clinging to the upper branches of eucalypts, emitting rapid, low-pitched, soft chirping calls during sunny conditions. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Owen, CL; Moulds, MS (2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of the Australian cicada genus Pauropsalta Goding and Froggatt, 1904 and allied genera (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini)". Records of the Australian Museum. 68: 117–200 [187].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Popplepsalta aeroides Owen & Moulds, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Blue-banded Scratcher Popplepsalta aeroides Owen and Moulds, 2016". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-04.


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