Macrotristria intersecta, also known as the corroboree cicada (dark form) or green whizzer (green form), is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1850 by English entomologist Francis Walker.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Corroboree 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadidae
- Genus
- Macrotristria
- Species
- Macrotristria intersecta
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