Insects
Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
Sighting 3370879

Popplepsalta sp.

Cicada at Barragga Bay, NSW

Popplepsalta sp. at Barragga Bay, NSW - 31 Jan 2017
Popplepsalta sp. at Barragga Bay, NSW - 31 Jan 2017
Popplepsalta sp. at Barragga Bay, NSW - 31 Jan 2017
Popplepsalta sp. at Barragga Bay, NSW - 31 Jan 2017
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Identification history

Popplepsalta sp. 11 Mar 2019 KimPullen
CICADIDAE (family) 10 Feb 2017 KimPullen
CICADIDAE (family) 10 Feb 2017 KimPullen
Unidentified 31 Jan 2017 narelle

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6 comments

lpopple wrote:
   21 Nov 2017
This species belongs to the genus Popplepsalta. No species of Popplepsalta have been recorded in this part of New South Wales apart from P. rubristrigata and P. aeroides, and the specimen in the photograph is neither of those species. It might be Popplepsalta notialis, and if so the record would be a southern extension of range.
narelle wrote:
   23 Nov 2017
Hi Ipopple, that is interesting. Did you discover and name this species ? Is this the little one some people call Ruby Eye ?
lpopple wrote:
   24 Nov 2017
Hi narelle. Yes I did name the species that it might be (originally called Pauropsalta notialis). I haven't heard the name Ruby Eye before, but that name could potentially apply to many species in the genus that also have red eyes. Notably, there are quite a few other cicadas that have red eyes too.
narelle wrote:
   26 Nov 2017
Hi Ipopple, I made a mistake.The one people call Cherry Eye ( not Ruby Eye ) are small and black .
PaulWhitington wrote:
   10 Mar 2019
It would be great to get confirmation of the suggested identity of this species as Popplepsalta notialis, given that this sighting would represent a southern extension of its range. The images on this sighting do show a striking resemblance to images of P. notialis on ALA.
KimPullen wrote:
   12 Mar 2019
Identification by Lindsay Popple on 20 Nov 2017 (see comment above).

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