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	© Dr Lindsay Popple \| A Web Guide to the Cicadas of Australia [⊗]

Chelapsalta puer
Cassinia Cicada

Conservation status: Least Concern

This cicada has been found in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Adult cicadas are often found on Cassinia shrubs, hence their common name of Cassinia Cicada.

Scientific Classification
Order: Family: Genus: Species:	Hemiptera Cicadidae Chelapsalta puer

For more information about this cicada and to hear its song, please go to Dr Lindsay Popple's website: A web guide to The cicadas of Australia – Cassinia Cicada - Chelapsalta puer

References:

Popple, Dr L.W.; A web guide to The cicadas of Australia; Private correspondence, 2016.
Atlas of Living Australia – Chelapsalta puer