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Northern Rattler
Illyria hilli
Illyria hilli, also known as the northern rattler, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by Australian entomologist Julian Howard Ashton.
From the article Illyria hilli on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs from the western Top End of the Northern Territory, extending south to Daly Waters and west to the Ord River basin in far north-eastern Western Australia. The habitat includes tropical woodland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Adults may be heard from September to February, clinging to the stems, upper branches and trunks of small trees, uttering simple buzzing calls.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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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 740128.