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Amica sitis
Amica sitis is a species of cicada, also known as the Woomera green friendly, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Pictilini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall.
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Range & habitat
The species occurs in arid South Australia, where specimens were collected on the Stuart Highway 25 km and 92 km south of Coober Pedy. The associated habitat is low shrubland with saltbush and other shrubs.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The specific epithet sitis, from Latin (“thirst” or “dryness”), refers to the cicadas’ arid habitat.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1673240.