Variable Cicada (Kikihia muta)

Variable Cicada, a reference photo — Photo: Siobhan Leachman · CC0 (licence)

Kikihia muta, commonly known as the variable cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Variable Cicada being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Kikihia longula
Kikihia rosea
Rhodopsalta cruentata
Rhodopsalta leptomera

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Kikihia
Species: Kikihia muta

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