Clapping Cicada

Amphipsalta cingulata · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Cicadidae

Also called: Kihikihi Wawa

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Clapping Cicada
Photo: Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd, CC BY

The clapping cicada is a cicada species that lives only in New Zealand. It is found exclusively on the North Island of New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This species occurs only on New Zealand’s North Island.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to New Zealand and restricted to the North Island.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Clapping Cicada photo 3
Photo: Uwe Schneehagen, CC BY-SA
Clapping Cicada photo 4
Photo: Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd, CC BY

Same family (Cicadidae)

Northern Dog-day CicadaNorthern Dog-day CicadaNeotibicen canicularisSwamp CicadaSwamp CicadaNeotibicen tibicenPharaoh CicadaPharaoh CicadaMagicicada septendecimAsh CicadaAsh CicadaCicada orniScissor GrinderScissor GrinderNeotibicen pruinosusSuperb Dog-day CicadaSuperb Dog-day CicadaNeotibicen superbus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipsalta_cingulata

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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