Cognadanga capricornica is a species of cicada, also known as the asphalt cicada, in the family, Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall.
The specific epithet capricornica refers to the latitude of the speciesâ type locality.
The length of the forewing is 14âÂÂ15 mm. Body length is 13âÂÂ15 mm.
The species is known only from the type locality some 20 km north of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, in the vicinity of the monument marking the latitude where the Stuart Highway crosses the Tropic of Capricorn. The associated habitat is low grassland.
Adult males emit complex buzzing calls of repeated âÂÂde-deeeâ phrases.