Tamasa rainbowi
| Tamasa rainbowi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Tamasa |
| Species: | T. rainbowi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tamasa rainbowi | |
Tamasa rainbowi, also known as the green bunyip, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by Australian entomologist Julian Howard Ashton.[1][2]
Description
The length of the forewing is 37–40 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in a restricted area around south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, from Tamborine Mountain to Dorrigo. The associated habitat is a transition zone, at an elevation of between 500 and 1,200 m, between subtropical and warm temperate rainforest.[3][2]
Behaviour
Adults are heard from November to March, clinging to the trunks and main branches of rainforest trees, uttering powerful, metallic buzzing calls.[3]
References
- ^ a b Ashton, H (1912). "Description of a new cicada". Records of the Australian Museum. 9 (1): 106a–106b [106a].
- ^ a b c "Species Tamasa rainbowi Ashton, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ a b c L.W. Popple (2025). "Green Bunyip Tamasa rainbowi Ashton, 1912". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-06.