Yoyetta denisoni

Black Firetail Cicada at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Yoyetta denisoni	4 Oct 2019	lpopple
Yoyetta sp. (genus)	16 Dec 2016	MichaelBedingfield
Cicadetta sp. nr denisoni	4 Dec 2016	JudithRoach
Unidentified	2 Dec 2016	JudithRoach

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I've seen a cicada emerge before so hung around to watch it pop out. Took maybe 50 minutes

19 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

2 Dec 2016

Very good photo sequence !

JudithRoach wrote:

2 Dec 2016

Thanks, if anyone wants the photos from the gaps, let me know. Not sure how it goes for ID purposes though, if our little friend might darken up when it's properly dry, but fingers crossed it's near enough to the end insect.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

3 Dec 2016

Hi Judith
We have before and after shots for the Redeye Cicada:
before
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3344650
after
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3344657
There is a big change, so I think yours will darken in colour, but one of our experts might recognise it as it is.

JudithRoach wrote:

3 Dec 2016

I'll remember to stay a little longer if I'm lucky and find another one. Seen a empty case in the past few days around there too so maybe not impossible. :-)

JudithRoach wrote:

4 Dec 2016

Brown firetail has been suggested.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

4 Dec 2016

Do you mean Yoyetta denisoni ?

JudithRoach wrote:

4 Dec 2016

Checking with the person who made the comment on my flickr account. Hopefully he sees.There's also a Cicadetta sp. nr denisoni that goes by that name.

JudithRoach wrote:

5 Dec 2016

Hi Michael, it's a Cicadetta sp. nr denisoni David thinks. Discussion here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/38859456@N05/31247576251

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

5 Dec 2016

Thanks Judith, very interesting.
If you don't mind exploring in the same location it would be great to get a photo of an adult !

JudithRoach wrote:

5 Dec 2016

Will hunt away.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

5 Dec 2016

Thank you

lpopple wrote:

16 Dec 2016

This is an impressive photo series of what is definitely a firetail cicada (either Yoyetta denisoni or the related Yoyetta sp. nr denisoni). It is not possible to definitely identify between the two options in such a teneral state, hence the broader ID.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

16 Dec 2016

Hi Lindsay. Just a slight adjustment - I renamed the sighting because there was a duplicate entry for Yoyetta sp. and removed the duplicate.

lpopple wrote:

16 Dec 2016

Hi Michael. Thanks for tidying this up. Good to know that the system can accommodate ID's to genus or higher if needed.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

16 Dec 2016

No worries. Good to see our list of identified species growing

JudithRoach wrote:

18 Dec 2016

No problems. If I'm lucky enough to see it again, I'll hang around for the finished product!