Biology:Kikihia muta

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Short description: Species of true bug

Kikihia muta
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Kikihia
Species:
K. muta
Binomial name
Kikihia muta
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tettigonia muta Fabricius, 1775

Kikihia muta, commonly known as the variable cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[2] This species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.[1][3]

Life Cycle

Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around three years.[4]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:[5]

  • Kikihia muta muta (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Kikihia muta pallida (Hudson, 1950)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10545330 entry