Golden-haired Firetail
Yoyetta abdominalis (Distant, 1892)
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Male
Previously referred to as
Cicadetta abdominalis.
Other name(s):
Grasshopper Firetail, Tea-tree
Firetail.
Species number (TNS):
517.
Fore wing length:
22–29 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From the Brindabella Range in
the Australian Capital Territory
south through much of Victoria
and west to south-east South
Australia, with an isolated
population near Orange in
central New South Wales. It
also occurs prominently the
eastern part of Tasmania. Adults
occur from November to
January.
Notable localities:
Nimmitabel, Otway National
Park, Morwell (K. Harris),
Strathbogie (B. Lobert), Hobart.
Habitat:
Cool temperate eucalypt forest
and subalpine woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A coarse, 1.5 sec phrase ending
with a sharp tick, somewhat like
the song of a grasshopper.
Occasionally other small
intermittent phrases are
produced. Adults typically perch
on the upper branches of trees.
Similar species:
Wavering Firetail, Serrated
Firetail, Mt Lofty Firetail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Female
