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Cicada nymph

Amphipsalta zelandica (Boisduval)
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Cicada nymph case. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Cicada nymph case. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Pūtoi
Order
Hemiptera
Whānau
Family
Cicadidae
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Te Rahi

  • 20 mm pea te roa.

Size range

  • About 20 mm long

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Aotearoa taketake ake.

Distribution

  • New Zealand native

Te Huringa Ora

  • Ka hoihoi tonu i te raumati.
  • Kai ai i te pia o ētahi tipu.
  • Ka whānau ngā hua ki ngā wakawaka e rere ana i ngā rārā..
  • Tērā ka kino ngā rārā i te noho mai o ngā hua ki ngā wakawaka, ka whatiwhati noa.
  • Noho ai ngā torongū ki te poho o Papa, me te kai i ngā pakiaka o ngā rākau.

Life history

  • Nymphs develop underground, feeding on tree roots
  • About 40 New Zealand species, many identifiable by the song
  • Very loud in summer months
  • Feed on plant sap
  • Eggs laid in grooves in twigs
  • Egg grooves cause damage to twigs often causing them to break

Gallery

Cicada nymph case. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Cicada nymph case. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Cicada nymph shedding its skin. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Cicada nymph shedding its skin. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Chorus cicada eggs. Christina Rowe / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) Image
Chorus cicada eggs. Christina Rowe / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Chorus cicada, [Amphipsalta zelandica]. Image: M.J. Esson Image
Chorus cicada, Amphipsalta zelandica. Image: M.J. Esson
Chorus cicada, [Amphipsalta zelandica]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection. CitSciHub.nz Image
Chorus cicada, Amphipsalta zelandica. Image: Phil Bendle Collection. CitSciHub.nz
Chorus cicada, [Amphipsalta zelandica]. Te kihikihi. Image
Chorus cicada, Amphipsalta zelandica. Te kihikihi.
Chorus cicada, [Amphipsalta zelandica]. Te kihikihi. Image
Chorus cicada, Amphipsalta zelandica. Te kihikihi.