Gudanga boulayi
| Gudanga boulayi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Gudanga |
| Species: | G. boulayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gudanga boulayi | |
Gudanga boulayi is a species of cicada, also known as the red blackwing, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1]
Description
The length of the forewing is 15–22 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the area from Murchison River east to Kalgoorlie and south to Katanning and Kulikup. The holotype was collected at Champion Bay. Its associated habitat is tall, open Acacia woodland.[3][2]
Behaviour
Adults appear from October to February, clinging to the trunks and upper branches of wattle trees, including mulga.[3]
References
- ^ a b Distant, WL (1905). "Rhynchotal notes–XXXIV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 203–221 [208].
- ^ a b "Species Gudanga boulayi Distant, 1905". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ^ a b c "Red Blackwing Gudanga boulayi Distant, 1905". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-09.