Cognadanga capricornica
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| Cognadanga capricornica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Cognadanga |
| Species: | C. capricornica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cognadanga capricornica | |
Cognadanga capricornica is a species of cicada, also known as the asphalt cicada, in the family, Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall.[1][2]
The specific epithet capricornica refers to the latitude of the species’ type locality.[1][3]
