Atrapsalta vinea
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| Atrapsalta vinea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Atrapsalta |
| Species: | A. vinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Atrapsalta vinea | |
Atrapsalta vinea is a species of cicada, also known as the Clare Valley squeaker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by entomologists Christopher Owen and Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1][2]
The species epithet vinea comes from Latin vinum (‘wine’) with reference to the large number of vineyards in the area where the species occurs.[1]
Description
The length of the forewing is 19–24 mm.[3]