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Grasshopper firetail

Cicadetta abdominalis

Description:

40mm; slight furriness on thorax; mostly black with flashes of bright orange in rear abdominal segments; heavy black wing venation; very approachable on cloudy day at 20degrees C

Habitat:

Open parkland on young eucalyptus stem.

Notes:

Silly common name for what is obviously a cicada. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Cicadetta+...

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Mark Ridgway
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Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 28, 2012
Submitted on Nov 28, 2012

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