Ewartia oldfieldi
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Ewartia |
| Species: | E. oldfieldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ewartia oldfieldi | |
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Ewartia oldfieldi is a species of cicada, also known as the broad-striped wattle cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1883 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1]
Description
The length of the forewing is 20–26 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland from the Tropic of Capricorn southwards to the New South Wales border. Its associated habitat is low shrubland and open forest with wattles.[3][2]
Behaviour
Adults are heard from September to April, clinging to the outer stems and upper branches of wattles, uttering repetitive, lilting calls.[3]
References
- ^ a b Distant, WL (1883). "Contributions to a proposed monograph of the homopterous family Cicadidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1883 (1): 187–194 [191].
- ^ a b "Species Ewartia oldfieldi (Distant, 1883)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ a b c "Broad-striped Wattle Cicada Ewartia oldfieldi (Distant, 1883)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-03.