Aleeta

Aleeta

Aleeta curvicosta, commonly known as the floury baker or floury miller and known until 2003 as Abricta curvicosta, is a species of cicada and one of Australia's most familiar insects. It is commonly found in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, along the continent's eastern coastlines, between November and May. It was described in 1834 by Ernst Friedrich Germar. As of 2013 it is the only described species in the genus Aleeta.

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