Blood Redtail Cicada (Rhodopsalta cruentata)

Blood Redtail Cicada, a reference photo — Photo: Hudson?, G V · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Rhodopsalta cruentata, also known as the blood redtail cicada, is a species of insect that is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described in 1775 by Johann Christian Fabricius and named Tettigonia cruentata.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Blood Redtail 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
Kikihia muta
Rhodopsalta leptomera
Chelapsalta puer

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Rhodopsalta
Species: Rhodopsalta cruentata

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