Thopha colorata

Thopha colorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Thopha
Species:	T. colorata
Binomial name
Thopha colorata Distant, 1907

Thopha colorata, also known as the golden drummer or orange drummer, is an Australian cicada native to Central Australia. Adult cicadas alight exclusively on river red gums ( Eucalyptus camaldulensis ). ^[1] The nymph is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in) long and is a dull brown colour. ^[2]

See also

• List of cicadas of Australia

References

1. Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (1990). Australian Cicadas. Kensington, New South Wales: New South Wales University Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN   0-86840-139-0.
2. Hawkeswood, Trevor J. (2007). "Finlayson (1935), an overlooked reference on the biology and distribution of the Australian cicada, Thopha colorata Distant, 1907 (Homoptera: Cicadidae)" (PDF). Calodema Supplementary Paper. 51: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2014.