Chlorocysta vitripennis
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| Chlorocysta vitripennis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Chlorocysta |
| Species: | C. vitripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorocysta vitripennis | |
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Chlorocysta vitripennis is a species of cicada, also known as the lesser bottle cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Chlorocystini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1851 by English entomologist John Obadiah Westwood.[1][2]
The specific epithet vitripennis (Latin: “glassy wing”) refers to the species’ appearance.[1]
