Bug FAQGreen Grocer
Cyclochila australasiae · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Cicadidae
Also called: Blue Moon, Blue Moon (turquoise form), Chocolate Soldier, Chocolate Soldier (dark tan form)
The green grocer cicada is about 4 cm long with a wingspan of roughly 12 cm. It is usually green or brown-yellow with red eyes and is heard around Sydney, Melbourne and nearby regions. The nymph lives underground for seven years feeding on plant root sap before emerging as an adult.
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How to recognize it
Adults are most often green or brown-yellow and have red eyes.
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Where it lives
They are commonly heard around Sydney, Melbourne, the Blue Mountains and Gippsland, and in Brisbane only above 300 m.
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What it eats
The cicada spends seven years as a nymph drinking sap from plant roots before emerging as an adult.
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Life cycle
Nymphs live underground for about seven years feeding on root sap, then emerge as winged adults.
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Lookalikes
Green specimens are called green grocers, while yellow ones are known as yellow mondays.
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Questions people ask
How big are green grocer cicadas?
They are about 4 cm long with a wingspan of 11 to 13 cm.
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What do green grocer cicadas look like?
They are usually green or brown-yellow and have red eyes.
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Where are green grocer cicadas found?
They are common around Sydney, Melbourne, the Blue Mountains, Gippsland, and in higher elevations near Brisbane.
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What do green grocer cicadas eat?
As nymphs they drink sap from plant roots underground for about seven years before becoming adults.
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Same family (Cicadidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclochila_australasiae
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