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Large Rusty Bullet
Tryella rubra
Tryella rubra is a species, or species complex, of cicadas, also known as large rusty bullets, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Lamotialnini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1904 by entomologists Frederic Webster Goding and Walter Wilson Froggatt.
From the article Tryella rubra on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species complex occurs in the Top End of the Northern Territory and the adjacent Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. Associated habitats include riverine woodland, monsoonal woodland and parkland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Adult males may be heard from September to February, clinging to the main trunks, stems and branches of trees, emitting continuous hissing calls.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific epithet rubra, from Latin “red”, refers to the cicadas’ colouration.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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Where it lives
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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 740178.