Psaltoda plaga

Black Prince Cicada at Copmanhurst, NSW

Psaltoda plaga at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Psaltoda plaga at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Psaltoda plaga at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Psaltoda plaga at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Psaltoda plaga at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Psaltoda plaga 14 May 2025 lpopple
Unverified 14 May 2025 MazzV

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A large & darkly multicoloured cicada. Wing veins appear to be dark brown with no distinguishing markings. The body is an overall dark brown with the top rear centre of the head, the pronotum and a patch on the rear upper torso having a distinct green tinge (photos 1 &, especially, 2). The greeny brown patch on the head narrows to a yellow mark towards the rear of the head, either side of which appear slightly lighter green small patches. The eyes are a tan-brown. The abdomen (upper side) has alternating bands of black and a dark mulberry red colour. I have not found any photos of cicadas that look like this one.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Psaltoda plaga Scientific name
  • Black Prince Cicada Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 208.5m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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