yellow monday cicada Cyclochila australasiae
photographed atherton tableland far north queensland australia while living in a large two storey timber home set right in the rainforest many different cicadas would regularly visit our verandah area most often the usual green ones but also these yellow and some brown or black types as well

''Cyclochila australasiae'', commonly known as the green grocer, is a species of cicada and one of Australia's most familiar insects. It is distributed through coastal regions of southeastern Australia. It is one of the loudest insects in the world.
Similar species: True Bugs
By Jef braund
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Uploaded May 15, 2014. Captured Jan 10, 2007 00:20 in LOT 2 Boar Pocket Road, Danbulla QLD 4872, Australia.
comments (2)
GreenGrocer is a bit of a non-sensical name for this one..
I'm still searching for the red form and a fully blue one. Posted 9 years ago