Green Grocer Cicada Metal Print

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Australian green grocer cicada (Cyclochila australasiae)

The Green Grocer Cicada is a common cicada along eastern Australia. It has a loud high pitched call and is one of the loudest insects in the world. The most common form is green, and another fairly common form is the yellow form (the Yellow Monday). Less common colour variations are dark tan (Chocolate Soldier) and turquoise blue (Blue Moon). Most forms have red eyes, although the Blue Form has purple blue eyes. The Masked Devil is an orange brown form with a black mask across the eyes that is more common at higher altitudes.

Other Names
Yellow Monday (yellow form), Masked Devil

Size
length about 4cm, wingspan 11cm - 13mm

Food
nymph feed on sap from plant roots

Breeding
The Green Grocer Cicada lays eggs in twigs using their sharp ovipositor to pierce the twig. The eggs hatch and the nymphs fall to the ground and burrow under the soil to feed on plant roots. The nymph re...

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