Yoyetta crepita

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Yoyetta crepita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Yoyetta
Species:
Y. crepita
Binomial name
Yoyetta crepita
Emery, 2025 [1] [2]

Yoyetta crepita is a species of cicada in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologist David L. Emery. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific epithet crepita (Latin: “rattle” or “crackle”) refers to the crackling chorus of the calls emitted by the males on sunny days. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs around Kandos and Clandulla in the Bylong Valley, on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales. The holotype specimen was collected at Clandulla. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Emery, DL (2025). "Description of four new cicada species in the genus Yoyetta Moulds (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae), from Eastern Australia". Zootaxa. 5665 (4): 509–542 [525]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5665.4.2.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Yoyetta crepita Emery, 2025". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-23.


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