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Thopha colorata, commonly known as the golden drummer, is an Australian cicada native to Central Australia. Adult cicadas alight exclusively on river red gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis).[1] The nymph is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in) long and is a dull brown colour.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (1990). Australian Cicadas. Kensington, New South Wales: New South Wales University Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0-86840-139-0.
  2. ^ Hawkeswood, Trevor J. (2007). "Finlayson (1935), an overlooked reference on the biology and distribution of the Australian cicada, Thopha colorata Distant, 1907 (Homoptera: Cicadidae)" (PDF). Calodema Supplementary Paper. 51: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2014.


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