Restless Firetail
Yoyetta enigmatica Popple and Emery, 2020
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Species number (TNS):
511.
Fore wing length:
27–30 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Found in mountainous areas
above 800 m, including
Barrington Tops, Ebor, Ben
Lomond and Mt Kaputar in New
South Wales, and Springbrook
and Lamington National Park in
Queensland. Adults occur from
October to January.
Notable localities:
Daves Creek, Canyon Lookout
(Queensland), Dawson Springs
(New South Wales).
Habitat:
Open eucalypt forest and heath
with emergent eucalypts.
Calling song and behaviour:
A raspy, regular series of “zip”
sounds produced mainly in flight.
Adults typically sit on the upper
branches of tall, smooth-barked
eucalypts or stringybarks.
Similar species:
Subalpine Firetail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Male
