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Drummers
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Drummers

Thopha

Thopha is a genus of cicada native to Australia. Five species are recognised, the double drummer (Thopha saccata), the northern double drummer (T. sessiliba), the golden drummer (T. colorata), T. emmotti and T. hutchinsoni.. Within sessiliba, two subspecies are recognized, the nominotypical form and T. sessiliba clamoris Moulds and Hill..

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Eastern Double Drummer

speciesThopha saccata

Northern Double Drummer

speciesThopha sessiliba

Golden Drummer

speciesThopha colorata

Desert Double Drummer

speciesThopha emmotti

Pilbara Double Drummer

speciesThopha hutchinsoni

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210136.