Yoyetta

Yoyetta is a genus of cicadas, mostly known as ambertails or firetails, in the family Cicadidae. The genus was described in 2012 to accommodate nine Australian species previously assigned to the genus Cicadetta. The genus is native to Australia.

Species

As of 2025 there were 39 described species:

• Yoyetta aaede (Adelaide Firetail)
• Yoyetta abdominalis (Golden-haired Firetail)
• Yoyetta australicta (Southern Ticking Ambertail)
• Yoyetta bushi
• Yoyetta celis (Silver Princess)
• Yoyetta corbinorum
• Yoyetta corindi (North Coast Ambertail)
• Yoyetta crepita
• Yoyetta cumberlandi (Cumberland Ambertail)
• Yoyetta darug (Sydney Ticking Ambertail)
• Yoyetta delicata (Delicate Ambertail)
• Yoyetta denisoni (Black Firetail)
• Yoyetta douglasi (Grampians Firetail)
• Yoyetta electrica (Rattling Firetail)
• Yoyetta enigmatica (Restless Firetail)
• Yoyetta fluviatilis (River Ambertail)
• Yoyetta fumea (Smoky-winged Ambertail)
• Yoyetta grandis Red-eyed Firetail)
• Yoyetta humphreyae (Varied Ambertail)
• Yoyetta hunterorum (Sydney Treetop Ticker)
• Yoyetta ignita Fiery Ambertail)
• Yoyetta incepta (False Ambertail)
• Yoyetta kershawi (Victorian Firetail)
• Yoyetta landsboroughi (Small Bassian Ambertail)
• Yoyetta loftyensis (Mount Lofty Firetail)
• Yoyetta nathani
• Yoyetta ngarabal (Glade Firetail)
• Yoyetta nigrimontana (Small Southern Ambertail)
• Yoyetta psammitica (Sandstone Ambertail)
• Yoyetta regalis (Red Ringer)
• Yoyetta repetens (Zipping Ambertail)
• Yoyetta robertsonae (Clicking Ambertail)
• Yoyetta robusta (Robust Ambertail)
• Yoyetta serrata (Serrated Firetail)
• Yoyetta spectabilis (Wavering Firetail)
• Yoyetta subalpina (Subalpine Firetail)
• Yoyetta timothyi (Brown Firetail)
• Yoyetta tristrigata (Tropical Ambertail)
• Yoyetta verrens (Sweeping Firetail)

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