Animal Species:Cherrynose Cicada
Populations of the Cherrynose vary considerably from year to year. Sometimes they are abundant and other times they can be scarce or absent for several years.
Cherrynose cicada up close
David Gray
© David Gray
Identification
Named for its reddish-brown "nose" (clypeus), the Cherrynose can be a common cicada of the Sydney region during late November and December.
Size range
11-13 cm
Distribution
Cherrynoses are found throughout eastern Australia.
Habitat
Cherrynoses live in forests and woodlands.
Life history modes
arboreal, burrowing
Life cycle
Nymphs live in the ground and feed on sap from tree roots, adults are free living in trees
Classification
- Species:
- angularis
- Genus:
- Macrotristria
- Subfamily:
- Cicadinae
- Family:
- Cicadidae
- Superfamily:
- Cicadoidea
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Phylum:
- Arthopoda
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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