This page features information about common cicadas of Australia researchers, and websites dedicated to the cicadas of Australia. Australia has the best cicada names!
Bladder Cicada (Cystosoma saundersii)
The Bladder Cicada can be sound in eastern Queensland & NSW1, can be found September-January, peaking in October2. It is called a Bladder Cicada because of its large abdomen.
Photo by David Emery.
- Cystosoma saundersii (bladder cicada)
- Bladder cicada trading card
- Mating Bladder cicadas
- Bladder Cicadas out in Sydney
Cyclochila australasiae
Cyclochila australasiae can be found in eastern Queensland, NSW and Victoria, and most emerge between September & December1, but peaking in November2.
All Cyclochila australasiae info on this site.
Green Grocer morph of Cyclochila australasiae
Photo by Bron.
Green Grocer morph of Cyclochila australasiae
Photo by Kevin Lee. Yellow-Green Green Grocer with Mask.
- Green Grocer (Cyclochila australasiae) photos by Kees Green
- Kevin Lee’s Green Grocer Photos
- Green Grocer (Cyclochila australasiae) photo by Bron
- Green Grocer
- Green Grocer Emerging
- Cyclochila australasiae (Donovan, 1805)
- Green Grocer Merch
Yellow Monday morph of Cyclochila australasiae
Photo by Tom Katzoulopolopoulous.
- Yellow Monday by Tom Katzoulopolopoulous
Blue Moon morph of Cyclochila australasiae
Photo by David Emery.
- Blue Moon photo by David Emery.
Masked Devil morph of Cyclochila australasiae
Photo by David Emery.
- Masked Devil photo by David Emery
- Masked Devil photo by Lozang Y.
Bagpipe Cicada (Lembeja paradoxa)
The Bagpipe cicada can be found in the Northern tip of Queensland1, from October to February, but they’re most common during January2.
Photo by David Emery.
- Bagpipe Cicada
- Lembeja paradoxa (Karsch, 1890)
Cherrynose or Whiskey Drinker (Macrotristria angularis)
The Cherry Nose cicada can be found in Eastern Queensland, NSW, and a small part of South Australia, and is found November-February1, but is most common in December2.
Photo by David Emery.
- Macrotristria angularis (Germar, 1834)
- Ozzie Cicadas: Cherry Nose cicada
Double Drummer (Thopha saccata)
The Double Drummer can be found in parts of eastern Queensland and Eastern NSW, from November to early March1. Peaks in December.
Photo by Dan.
- Thopha saccata (Fabricius, 1803) aka Eastern Double Drummer
- Double Drummer photos by Kevin Lee
White Drummer (Arunta perulata)
The White Drummer cicada can be found in eastern Queensland and NSW, from November to April, but they are most common during December and January1.
Photo by David Emery.
- Arunta perulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
- Ozzie Cicadas: White Drummer cicada
Orange Drummer (Thopha colorata)
When: January.
Photo by Jodi.
- Orange Drummer (Thopha colorata) photos by Jodi
- Orange Drummer cicadas
- More cicadas from Australia: Orange Drummers
Redeye cicada (Psaltoda moerens)
The Redeye cicada can be found in eastern NSW, Victoria, and Tasmania, and are most abundant in late November and December1, but can be found until February2.
Photo by David Emery.
- Timelapse video of a Redeye Cicada Molting
- Ozzie Cicadas: Redeye cicada
- Psaltoda moerens (Germar, 1834)
Golden Emperor (Anapsaltoda pulchra)
When is it out: Nov-Jan.
Photo by David Emery.
- Anapsaltoda pulchra — Golden Emperors
Floury Baker (Aleeta curvicosta)
The Floury Baker can be found along the coast of Queensland & NSW. Adults are most common in late December and January1.
Photo by Michelle Thompson.
- Macro photo of a Floury Baker
- It’s a Floury Baker aka Aleeta curvicosta
Tiger Prince or Tiger Cherrynose (Macrotristria godingi)
- Tiger Prince (Macrotristria godingi) photos by Kees Green
- Macrotristria godingi Distant, 1907
Golden Twanger aka Diemeniana euronotiana
The Diemeniana euronotiana can be found in eastern NSW, south-eastern Victoria, and Tasmania. They are most common from late November to January1.
Diemeniana euronotiana. Photo by David Emery.
- Diemeniana euronotiana (Kirkaldy, 1909)
- Diemeniana euronotiana
Tasmanian Hairy Cicada aka Tettigarcta
Out: January-May.
Tettigarcta tomentosa.
- Tettigarcta tomentosa
More interesting names:
- Brown Bunyip (Tamasa tristigma)
- Typewriter (Pauropsalta extrema)
- Sandgrinder (Arenopsaltria fullo)
- Silver Knight (Psaltoda plaga). Psaltoda plaga photo by Kevin Lee. Psaltoda plaga (Walker, 1850) (Dr. Pop website)
Date and location:
1 Moulds, M.S.. Australian Cicadas Kennsignton: New South Wales Press, 1990.
2 iNaturalist.com.
Researchers & resources:
David Emery
David Emery is a cicada researcher and has contributed many of the images you see on this website.
Use this amazing image by David Emery to identify some of the most well-known Australian cicada species:
- David Emery related posts on this site
Nathan Emery
- Nathan Emery’s Great Cicada Blitz.
- Follow Nathan on Twitter @ecotechnica and on Facebook.
- Nathan Emery related posts on this site
Nathan Emery released a cicada book called “A photo guide to the common cicadas of the Greater Sydney Region”. You can buy it online.
Dr. Popple
- L. Popple’s website The Cicadas of Australia, is the best site for Australian cicadas.
- Follow @_DrPop_ on Twitter.
- Dr. Popple related articles on this site.
M.S. Moulds
- Australian Cicadas by M.S. Moulds
