Tamasa rainbowi

Tamasa rainbowi, also known as the green bunyip, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by Australian entomologist Julian Howard Ashton.

Description

The length of the forewing is 37–40 mm.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in a restricted area around south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, from Tamborine Mountain to Dorrigo. The associated habitat is a transition zone, at an elevation of between 500 and 1,200 m, between subtropical and warm temperate rainforest.

Behaviour

Adults are heard from November to March, clinging to the trunks and main branches of rainforest trees, uttering powerful, metallic buzzing calls.