Notopsalta sericea

Notopsalta sericea, also known as the clay bank cicada, is a species of insect that is endemic to New Zealand.^[1][2] This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1850.^[3][4]

Observation of live Notopsalta sericea by iNaturalist user jacqui-nz

Notopsalta sericea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Notopsalta
Species:	N. sericea
Binomial name
Notopsalta sericea Walker, 1850[1]