Yoyetta denisoni

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Yoyetta denisoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Yoyetta
Species:
Y. denisoni
Binomial name
Yoyetta denisoni
(Distant, 1893) [1]
Synonyms
  • Melampsalta denisoniDistant, 1893
  • Cicadetta denisoni(Distant, 1893)

Yoyetta denisoni is a species of cicada, also known as the black firetail, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1893 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 28–35 mm. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern New South Wales from the Gibraltar Range southwards along the ranges and coast, through the Australian Capital Territory to the Southern Highlands and South Coast. There is also a record from Kevington, Victoria. Associated habitats include temperate eucalypt forest and subalpine woodland. [2]

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard from November to January, emitting rapid “zot-zot-zot” calls in flight. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1893). "Descriptions of four new species of Cicadidae contained in the Brussels Museum". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 37: 76–78.
  2. 1 2 3 "Black Firetail Yoyetta denisoni (Distant, 1893)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-14.


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