Clicking Ambertail
Yoyetta robertsonae Moulds, Popple and Emery, 2020
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Male
Species number (TNS):
485.
Fore wing length:
24–33 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
West of the Great Dividing
Range, from Barrington Tops in
New South Wales south through
the Australian Capital Territory to
near Melbourne in Victoria.
Notable localities:
Clandulla State Forest,
Canberra, Cooma.
Habitat:
Cool temperate eucalypt
woodland and open forest.
Calling song and behaviour:
Sets of three ticks, emitted at a
fairly even pace and
interspersed with low-pitched
"zeep-zeep" phrases that give
the song a ventriloquial quality.
Males call whilst stationary.
Adults sit on the upper branches
and stems of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Wavering Firetail, Fiery
Ambertail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Female
