Burbunga parva

Burbunga parva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Burbunga
Species:	B. parva
Binomial name
	Burbunga parva; Moulds, 1994)

Burbunga parva, also known as the small northern bark cicada, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.

Description

The species has a forewing length of 28–31 mm.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Katherine and Dunmarra districts of the Northern Territory, where it occurs in open eucalypt woodland habitats.

Behaviour

Adults may be heard in November and December, clinging to the trunks and branches of eucalypts, uttering continuous, moderately pitched, buzzing calls.

References

1 2 Moulds, MS (1994). "The identity of Burbunga gilmorei (Distant) and B. inornata Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with descriptions of two allied new species". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 33: 97–103.
1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Small Northern Bark Cicada Burbunga parva Moulds, 1994". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-22.

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[moulds1994-1] 1 2 Moulds, MS (1994). "The identity of Burbunga gilmorei (Distant) and B. inornata Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with descriptions of two allied new species". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 33: 97–103.

[popple-2] 1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Small Northern Bark Cicada Burbunga parva Moulds, 1994". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-22.