Rhodopsalta cruentata
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| Rhodopsalta cruentata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Rhodopsalta |
| Species: | R. cruentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodopsalta cruentata | |
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Rhodopsalta cruentata, also known as the blood redtail cicada, is a species of insect that is endemic to New Zealand.[2][3] This species was first described in 1775 by Johann Christian Fabricius and named Tettigonia cruentata.[1][4]
