Tamasa rainbowi

Tamasa rainbowi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Tamasa
Species:	T. rainbowi
Binomial name
Tamasa rainbowi Ashton, 1912 [1] [2]

Tamasa rainbowi, also known as the green bunyip, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by Australian entomologist Julian Howard Ashton. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the forewing is 37–40 mm. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in a restricted area around south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, from Tamborine Mountain to Dorrigo. The associated habitat is a transition zone, at an elevation of between 500 and 1,200 m, between subtropical and warm temperate rainforest. ^{[3] [2]}

Behaviour

Adults are heard from November to March, clinging to the trunks and main branches of rainforest trees, uttering powerful, metallic buzzing calls. ^[3]

References

1. Ashton, H (1912). "Description of a new cicada". Records of the Australian Museum. 9 (1): 106a–106b [106a].
2. "Species Tamasa rainbowi Ashton, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
3. L.W. Popple (2025). "Green Bunyip Tamasa rainbowi Ashton, 1912". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-06.