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Tettigarctini
Tettigarcta is a genus of cicadas in the family Tettigarctidae. There are two described species in Tettigarcta, one found in mainland Australia and one on the island of Tasmania. These two species are the only living species of the family Tettigarctidae, the rest being extinct. They are around 3.5 to 4.5 centimetres in length. The species are active at night and are attracted to light, and rest under loose bark during the day. Unlike other cicadas,...
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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 605138.