Kikihia muta (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Cicadidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Kikihia muta (Fabricius, 1775)
Kikihia muta, the variable cicada, is a three-year median life cycle New Zealand endemic cicada described in 1775.
Kikihia muta, commonly called the variable cicada, is a species of cicada endemic to New Zealand. The species was first formally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, which matches the year given in its scientific scientific citation: (Fabricius, 1775). From the egg stage to natural death as an adult, the median life cycle of Kikihia muta is approximately three years.
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Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866)
Kikihia scutellaris (Walker, 1850)
Meimuna opalifera (Walker, 1850)
Diceroprocta delicata (Osborn, 1906)
Cyclochila australasiae (Donovan, 1805)
Telmapsalta hackeri (Distant, 1915)
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