Macrotristria intersecta

Macrotristria intersecta, also known as the corroboree cicada (dark form) or green whizzer (green form), is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1850 by English entomologist Francis Walker.^[1][2]

Macrotristria intersecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Macrotristria
Species:	M. intersecta
Binomial name
Macrotristria intersecta (Walker, 1850)[1][2]
Synonyms
Fidicina intersecta Walker, 1850 Fidicina internata Walker, 1850 Fidicina prasina Walker, 1850 Cicada sylvanella Goding & Froggatt, 1904

Description

The length of the forewing is 31–43 mm. Colours may vary from black to brown, orange and green.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across northern Australia from the Kimberley region of far north Western Australia and the Top End of the Northern Territory to northern Queensland. The habitat includes tropical bushland, open forest, woodland and parkland.^[3][2]

Behaviour

Adults are heard from September to February, clinging to the stems and branches of trees and shrubs, uttering calls characterised by a harsh, fizzing whine, at first continuous but then developing a pulsing component.^[3]