''Thopha colorata'', commonly known as the golden drummer, is an Australian
cicada
The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...
native to Central Australia. Adult cicadas alight exclusively on river red gums (''
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
''Eucalyptus camaldulensis'', commonly known as the river red gum, is a tree that is endemic to Australia. It has smooth white or cream-coloured bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers a ...
'').
The nymph is long and is a dull brown colour.
See also
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List of cicadas of Australia
This is a list of the cicadas found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories. The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie, and Heard/M ...
References
Thophini
Hemiptera of Australia
Insects described in 1907
Taxa named by William Lucas Distant
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