Yoyetta enigmatica
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| Yoyetta enigmatica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Yoyetta |
| Species: | Y. enigmatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Yoyetta enigmatica | |
Yoyetta enigmatica is a species of cicada, also known as the restless firetail, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Australian entomologists Lindsay Popple and David L. Emery.[1][2]
The specific epithet enigmatica (Latin: “baffling” or “inexplicable”) refers to the species' habit of suddenly appearing and calling in flight before disappearing again, making the cicadas very difficult to observe or capture.[1]
