Yoyetta repetens

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Yoyetta repetens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Yoyetta
Species:
Y. repetens
Binomial name
Yoyetta repetens
Emery, Emery & Popple, 2015 [1] [2]

Yoyetta repetens is a species of cicada, also known as the zipping ambertail, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2015 by Australian entomologists Nathan J. Emery, David L. Emery and Lindsay Popple. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 21–26 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern New South Wales between western Sydney and Goulburn, with an isolated population in the Mogo area. The associated habitat is eucalypt woodland, including parkland and remnant roadside vegetation. [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard from November to January, clinging to the trunks and upper branches of eucalypts, including Grey Box trees, emitting strident zipping calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Emery, NJ; Emery, DL; Popple, LW (2015). "A redescription of Yoyetta landsboroughi (Distant) and Y. tristrigata (Goding and Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) and description of four new related species". Zootaxa. 3948 (3): 301–341 [328].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Yoyetta repetens Emery, Emery & Popple, 2015". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Zipping Ambertail Yoyetta repetens Emery, Emery and Popple, 2015". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-17.


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