Orange Drummer
Thopha colorata Distant, 1907
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Male
Species number (TNS):
006.
Fore wing length:
43–51 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Carnarvon south to Dirk
Hartog Island in Western
Australia and also central
Australia, broadly from the
South Australian border north to
the Alice Springs region in the
Northern Territory. Adults occur
from October to February.
Notable localities:
Alice Springs, Carnarvon.
Habitat:
Populations occur in association
with eucalypts, particularly along
watercourses.
Calling song and behaviour:
A shrill, electric whine, similar to
other species in the genus.
Adults sit on the main trunk and
main branches of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Desert Double Drummer.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Female
Recording provided by A. Ewart
