Popplepsalta rubristrigata

Popplepsalta rubristrigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Popplepsalta
Species:	P. rubristrigata
Binomial name
Popplepsalta rubristrigata (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) [1] [2]
Synonyms
Melampsalta rubristrigataGoding & Froggatt, 1904

Popplepsalta rubristrigata is a species of cicada, also known as the red scratcher, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1904 by entomologists Frederic Webster Goding and Walter Wilson Froggatt. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the forewing is 26–28 mm. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species has a cool temperate climate range from Mudgee in New South Wales southwards along the Great Dividing Range into Victoria and then westwards to Adelaide and Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The associated habitat is open eucalypt forest, often near watercourses. ^{[3] [2]}

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard from November to February, clinging to the larger branches of eucalypts, emitting low-frequency calls. ^[3]

References

1. Goding, FW; Froggatt, WW (1904). "Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (3): 561–670.
2. "Species Popplepsalta rubristrigata (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
3. "Red Scratcher Popplepsalta rubristrigata (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-03.