Mugadina emma
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Mugadina |
| Species: | M. emma
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| Binomial name | |
| Mugadina emma | |
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Mugadina emma is a species of cicada, also known as the amber grass-ticker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1904 by entomologists Frederic Webster Goding and Walter Wilson Froggatt.[1]
Description
The length of the forewing is 13–15 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in subcoastal and inland areas of eastern Queensland southwards to the New South Wales border. Its associated habitat is open grassland.[3][2]
Behaviour
Adult males may be heard from October to March, clinging to grass stems, uttering slow, sharp, ticking calls.[3]
References
- ^ a b Goding, FW; Froggatt, WW (1904). "Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (3): 561–670.
- ^ a b "Species Mugadina emma (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ a b c "Amber Grass-ticker Mugadina emma (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-16.