Cystosoma saundersii (Westwood, 1842) is a animal in the Cicadidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cystosoma saundersii (Westwood, 1842)

Cystosoma saundersii (Westwood, 1842)

Cystosoma saundersii, the bladder cicada, is a nocturnal Australian cicada with a median four-year life cycle.

Family
Genus
Cystosoma
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Cystosoma saundersii (Westwood, 1842)

Cystosoma saundersii (Westwood, 1842), commonly called the bladder cicada, is a species of cicada that is native to New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. This species is nocturnal, and uses camouflage as its defense tactic. The median total life cycle of Cystosoma saundersii, from egg to natural death of an adult, is around four years.

Photo: (c) Dianne Clarke, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dianne Clarke

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Cicadidae Cystosoma

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