Marbled Bottle Cicada (species: Chlorocysta suffusa) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Chlorocysta suffusa
Marbled Bottle Cicada


©David Rentz: Male Marbled Bottle Cicada (Chlorocysta suffusa) showing the enlarged abdomen

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hemiptera
Family Cicadidae
Genus Chlorocysta
Species Chlorocysta suffusa
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Distinguishing features

Males have a bulbous abdomen that may be associated with sound production.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

They are observable between November and April.

They can be found in far north Queensland from Cooktown down to the Paluma Range. Isolated populations also occur near Coen and at Iron Range.

They are widespread on the Atherton Tableland and the Carbine Tableland, including the Julatten area. They can also be found around Cape Tribulation and in the Mossman Gorge.

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