Yoyetta incepta

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Yoyetta incepta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Yoyetta
Species:
Y. incepta
Binomial name
Yoyetta incepta
(Walker, 1850) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cicadetta incepta(Walker, 1850)
  • Cicada inceptaWalker, 1850

Yoyetta incepta is a species, or species complex, of cicadas, also known as false ambertails, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1850 by English entomologist Francis Walker. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 16–19 mm. [2]

Distribution and habitat

The members of the species complex occur in southern inland Queensland, central western New South Wales and the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. The associated habitat is eucalypt woodland, especially near watercourses. [2]

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard from November to February, clinging to the trunks and upper branches of eucalypts, emitting high-pitched buzzing and ticking calls. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Walker, F (1850). List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part 1. London: British Museum. pp. 1–260.
  2. 1 2 3 "False Ambertail (species complex) Yoyetta incepta (Walker, 1850)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-14.


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