New Zealand Invertebrates

DSC_2345 Chorus cicada (Amphisalta zelandica) dead adult killed by the entomopathogenic Sugar icing fungus (Beauvaria bassiana). Amphisalta are the largest cicadas in New Zealand. Waipori Gorge *

DSC2345Chorus cicadaAmphisaltazelandicadeadadultkilledentomopathogenicSugar icing fungusBeauvariaCordycepsbassianaWaipori Gorge