Cherrynose
Macrotristria angularis (Germar, 1834)
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
059.
Fore wing length:
46–61 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Cairns in Queensland
south to the Upper Snowy River
in Victoria and west to near
Adelaide in South Australia .
Adults usually appear in
November and may persist up
until March or sometimes April.
Notable localities:
Herberton, Mt Moffatt, Curtis
Island, Kingaroy, Royal National
Park, Beelbangera (F. Sartor),
Upper Snowy River (K. Teml and
E. Schieren).
Habitat:
Dry sclerophyll forest and
eucalypt woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A strong whistle, with a
continuous component and a
broken staccato section. Singing
may occur at any time of the day
and typically also occurs at dusk.
Adults sit on the main trunks and
upper branches of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Maranoa Cherrynose, Deafening
Cherrynose, False Cherrynose.
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