Black Brigalow Buzzer
Myopsalta leona Popple, 2017
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
282.
Fore wing length:
14–16 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From the Simpson Desert in
western Queensland and
Glenden in central Queensland,
south through inland areas
(though extending east to the
Lockyer Valley) to Grenfell and
Goolgowi in southern New
South Wales. Adults occur from
late October to mid-February.
Notable localities:
Goondiwindi, Binjour,
Glamorgan Vale, Narrabri.
Habitat:
This species is usually found in
Brigalow Scrub, mixed eucalypt
woodland and rural parkland.
Calling song and behaviour:
Short (1.5 second), high-pitched
buzzing phrases that rise and
fall in amplitude and are
interspersed with soft ticking in a
similar fashion to the song of a
male Bassian Buzzer. Singing
occurs during periods of
sunshine. The song is generally
almost inaudible to the human
ear. Adults sit on the stems of
trees and shrubs.
Similar species:
Fence Buzzer, Black Acacia
Buzzer, Eastern Mallee Buzzer,
Bassian Buzzer.
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