Victorian Firetail
Yoyetta kershawi (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)
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Male
Previously considered
conspecific with Yoyetta
denisoni.
Species number (TNS):
780.
Fore wing length:
28–35 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Batemans Bay and
Wyanbene in southern New
South Wales south across
much of eastern Victoria, with
an isolated population in Otway
National Park. Adults occur
from late November to
January.
Notable localities:
Brown Mountain, Mt
Dandenong, Morwell National
Park, Blanket Bay.
Habitat:
Cool temperate eucalypt forest.
Calling song and behaviour:
Unknown. At times it is an
abundant species, but the
males are difficult to observe
due to their active nature.
Colour variation:
Females occur in two colour
forms: (1) black with red fore
wing basal membranes (as per
male), and (2) brown with
red/pink fore wing basal
membranes.
Similar species:
Brown Firetail, Black Firetail,
Southern Treetop Ticker.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
