Delicate Ambertail Yoyetta delicata Popple and Emery, 2022
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Male
Other name(s): Cunningham Ambertail. Species number (TNS): 488. Fore wing length: 18–22 mm. Distribution and seasonality: From west of Warwick east to the Killarney district in southern Queensland west to Torrington and south to Armidale, Cassilis and Wyong in New South Wales. Adults have been observed from November to January. Notable localities: Armidale (M. Coombs), Newcastle (J. Poyitt), Amiens, Queen Mary Falls, Torrington. Habitat: Tall open eucalypt forest. Calling song and behaviour: A long buzz that dies away with a series of short phrases. Also a musical tinkling call. Adults sit high up on the main trunks and upper branches of eucalypts. Similar species: Small Bassian Ambertail, Small Southern Ambertail, Fiery Ambertail.
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