Yoyetta hunterorum is a species of cicada, also known as the Sydney treetop ticker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1988 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sydney treetop ticker 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
- Yoyetta robertsonae
- Yoyetta subalpina
- Yoyetta timothyi
- Yoyetta australicta
- Yoyetta humphreyae
- Yoyetta kershawi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadidae
- Genus
- Yoyetta
- Species
- Yoyetta hunterorum
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