Yoyetta darug is a species of cicada, also known as the Sydney ticking ambertail, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologists David L. Emery, Nathan J. Emery and Lindsay Popple.[1]
| Yoyetta darug | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Yoyetta |
| Species: | Y. darug |
| Binomial name | |
| Yoyetta darug | |
Etymology
editThe specific epithet darug refers to the language of the Aboriginal Dharug people, who traditionally inhabited the Sydney Basin bioregion where the species is found.[1]
Description
editDistribution and habitat
editThe species occurs at localised sites in western Sydney in New South Wales. The associated habitat is open forest on poor soil.[2]
Behaviour
editAdult males may be observed clinging to the trunks of Broad-leaved Red Ironbark and Messmate Stringybark trees, or in flight, emitting simple ticking calls.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Emery, DL; Emery, NJ; Popple, LW (2025). "Description of three new cicada species in the genus Yoyetta Moulds (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae), from eastern Australia". Zootaxa. 5590 (2): 151–184]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5590.2.1.
- 1 2 3 "Sydney Ticking Ambertail Yoyetta darug Emery, Emery and Popple, 2025". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
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