Lime Tree-buzzer
Palapsalta ligneocauda Emery, Emery and Hutchinson, 2018
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Male
Species number (TNS):
649.
Fore wing length:
13–17 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From the Kimberley region of
northern Western Australia east
to Cape Crawford in the
Northern Territory. Adults are
present from November to
March.
Notable localities:
Purnululu National Park.
Habitat:
Riverine eucalypt woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A series of short buzzing notes
followed by a lilting sequence.
Adults sit on the upper branches
of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Yellow Tree-buzzer, Darwin
Tree-buzzer, Pilbara Tree-
buzzer.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
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