Yoyetta verrens
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| Yoyetta verrens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Yoyetta |
| Species: | Y. verrens |
| Binomial name | |
| Yoyetta verrens | |
Yoyetta verrens is a species of cicada, also known as the sweeping firetail, 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 verrens (Latin: “sweeping”) refers to the sweeping nature of the calling song in flight.[1]
