Illyria burkei
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Illyria |
| Species: | I. burkei
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| Binomial name | |
| Illyria burkei | |
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Illyria burkei, also known as the monsoon rattler or eastern rattler, is a species or species complex of cicadas in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1882 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2][3]
Description
The forewing length is 24–36 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs across northern Australia from the Kimberley region of north-western Western Australia, through the Top End of the Northern Territory, eastwards to northern and eastern Queensland. The habitat includes open eucalypt woodland and Acacia shrubland.[2][3]
Behaviour
Adults may be heard from November to January, clinging to branches and trunks, on which they may aggregate in large numbers, uttering persistent, coarse, loud, rattling and buzzing calls.[3]
References
- ^ a b Distant, WL (1882). "On some undescribed Cicadidae from Australia and the Pacific region". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882: 125–134 [126].
- ^ a b c "Species Illyria burkei (Distant, 1882)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ a b c d L.W. Popple (2025). "Rattler (species complex) Illyria burkei (Distant, 1882)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-30.