Psaltoda harrisii

Yellowbelly at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

	Psaltoda harrisii	14 May 2025	lpopple
	Psaltoda plaga	14 May 2025	MazzV

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Another moderately large cicada, this one is all black on the top-side, including the wing veins (except where these become more brown towards where they join the body (photos 2 & 4) . Other exceptions are the wings themselves, which were otherwise clear, and the tymbal cover, which is off-white. The underside of the body is mostly fawn, and generally paler all over, (photos 2 & 5), including the part of the legs joining the body, and the underside of the next uppermost part of the legs (?? thjghs ??). The rest of the legs were also black. Very thick dark lower edge to the fore wings, but no other distinctive markings observed. This looks to me like a Black Prince (Psaltoda plaga) except for the missing the dark ‘z patterned’ mark [?infuscation(s)?] towards the tip of the fore wings.

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea) Insects

Additional information

Bromeliad (unidentified Sp) Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Psaltoda harrisii Scientific name
Yellowbelly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 78.77m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania