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Redeye Cicada
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Redeye Cicada

Psaltoda moerens
BirdNET IDBN10466
Taxon groupInsecta
iNat observations3,062
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

Psaltoda moerens, commonly known as the redeye, is an Australian species of cicada. It is distributed through the south-east of Australia, from southern Queensland to South Australia, as well as Tasmania. Populations can vary greatly between years; one year they may be present in large numbers and the next they may be entirely absent. They feed primarily on eucalyptus but also on Angophora trees. As they feed on tree sap they expel small droplets of clear waste fluid. When numbers are high, this can form a constant stream.

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#208010
Macaulay Libraryt-12042138
GBIF4778418
NCBI1225600