Psaltoda moerens

Redeye cicada at West Wodonga, VIC

Psaltoda moerens at West Wodonga, VIC - 1 Jan 2025 08:04 AM
Psaltoda moerens at West Wodonga, VIC - 1 Jan 2025 08:04 AM
Psaltoda moerens at West Wodonga, VIC - 1 Jan 2025 08:04 AM
Psaltoda moerens at West Wodonga, VIC - 1 Jan 2025 08:04 AM
Psaltoda moerens at West Wodonga, VIC - 1 Jan 2025 08:04 AM
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Psaltoda moerens 6 Jan 2025 lpopple
Psaltoda moerens 6 Jan 2025 CarbonAI
Psaltoda moerens 6 Jan 2025 KylieWaldon

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I could hear them in the trees just there, but the gums were too tall to really see anything. Then I got lucky - a small band of about 12 moved into the white cypress pine beside me and I was able to get lots of photos. They flew in to the branch and then walked backwards down the branch. I could see some kind of orange colour in underneath for the first time.

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Additional information

  • white cypress pine, gum trees Associated plant
  • 50mm or larger Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Psaltoda moerens Scientific name
  • Redeye cicada Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1057m Recorded at altitude
  • 253 images trained Machine learning
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