Taurella forresti
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| Taurella forresti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Taurella |
| Species: | T. forresti |
| Binomial name | |
| Taurella forresti | |
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Taurella forresti is a species of cicada, also known as the hibiscus cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1882 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]