Yoyetta timothyi
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| Yoyetta timothyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Yoyetta |
| Species: | Y. timothyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Yoyetta timothyi | |
Yoyetta timothyi, also known as the brown firetail, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2019 by Australian entomologists David L. Emery, Nathan J. Emery and Lindsay Popple.[1][2]
The specific epithet timothyi honours Timothy Moulds, who collected the holotype and a series of other specimens.[1]
