Taurella froggatti

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Taurella froggatti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Taurella
Species:
T. froggatti
Binomial name
Taurella froggatti
Synonyms
  • Melampsalta froggatti Distant, 1907
  • Melampsalta sulcata Distant, 1907
  • Cicadetta froggatti (Distant, 1907)
  • Cicadetta sulcata (Distant, 1907)

Taurella froggatti is a species of cicada, also known as the red fairy, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1907 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]

The length of the forewing is 15–19 mm.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Behaviour

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