Yoyetta loftyensis
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| Yoyetta loftyensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Yoyetta |
| Species: | Y. loftyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Yoyetta loftyensis | |
Yoyetta loftyensis is a species of cicada, also known as the Mount Lofty 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 loftyensis refers to the Mount Lofty Ranges, near Adelaide, where the species is abundant.[1]
