Gymnotympana varicolor

Red Belly at Stewart Creek Valley, QLD

Gymnotympana varicolor at Stewart Creek Valley, QLD - 11 Jan 2023 04:15 PM
Gymnotympana varicolor at Stewart Creek Valley, QLD - 11 Jan 2023 04:15 PM
Gymnotympana varicolor at Stewart Creek Valley, QLD - 11 Jan 2023 04:15 PM
Gymnotympana varicolor at Stewart Creek Valley, QLD - 11 Jan 2023 04:15 PM
Gymnotympana varicolor at Stewart Creek Valley, QLD - 11 Jan 2023 04:15 PM
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Gymnotympana varicolor 2 hrs ago lpopple
Gymnotympana varicolor 2 hrs ago lpopple
Guineapsaltria flava (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) Yesterday JasonPStewart

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Green cicada _Gymnotympana varicolor_ . Healthy green (smaller) cicada, with some red under-parts including the belly, tail and the ends of the legs . At the start of Stewart Creek bridge, on the side of the road up-river after passing Daintree Village . 2023 January 11th 4:12–4:16 pm . References: • Au Faunal Directory: https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Gymnotympana_varicolor . • A web guide to the cicadas of Australia by L. W. Popple: https://dr-pop.net/varicolor-554.htm .

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lpopple wrote:
   2 hrs ago
Female cicada. Based on size and body proportions, looks better for Gymnotympana varicolor than Guineapsaltria flava.
JasonPStewart wrote:
   34 min ago
Lindsay Popple @lpopple thank you – and interesting for me to make more steps here learning about more cicadas !
lpopple wrote:
   18 min ago
No worries. Thank you for posting the observation Jason.

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