Maoricicada phaeoptera
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| Maoricicada phaeoptera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Maoricicada |
| Species: | M. phaeoptera |
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| Maoricicada phaeoptera | |
Maoricicada phaeoptera, also known as the southern dusky cicada, is a species of insect that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] This species was first described by John S. Dugdale and Charles Fleming in 1978.[3][4]
