Taurella viridis
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| Taurella viridis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Taurella |
| Species: | T. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Taurella viridis | |
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Taurella viridis is a species of cicada, also known as the emerald fairy, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by Australian entomologist Julian Howard Ashton.[1][2]
