Psaltoda plaga

Black Prince Cicada at Ballyroe, NSW

Psaltoda plaga at Ballyroe, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Psaltoda plaga 29 Mar 2025 lpopple
Psaltoda moerens 29 Mar 2025 TwoRivers

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lpopple wrote:
   29 Mar 2025
Both Psaltoda plaga and Psaltoda moerens are likely to occur in the area of this observation. This individual is a female Psaltoda plaga. It differs from moerens most conspicuously by the lack of infuscations along the veins of the outer apical area of the forewings (the infuscations in this example are restricted to the overlying veins at the bases of apical cells 2 and 3, which is typical of Psaltoda plaga).
TwoRivers wrote:
   29 Mar 2025
Great, thank you. Stand corrected. Will amend my records.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Robber fly had captured it Associated Insect
  • 50mm or larger Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Psaltoda plaga Scientific name
  • Black Prince Cicada Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 208.5m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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