Coastal Whiner
Macrotristria kulungura Burns, 1964
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
052.
Fore wing length:
31–44 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Coastal Queensland from the
islands of the Torres Strait south
to Clairview Beach. Adults occur
from November to May.
Notable localities:
Mission Beach, Abbot Point,
Airlie Beach.
Habitat:
Coastal dune forests, including
littoral rainforest, low shrubland
and the edges of mangroves.
Calling song and behaviour:
A loud whine with a pulsing
component, similar to Little
Whiner, but lower in pitch.
Adults sit on the upper branches
and stems of trees and shrubs.
Colour variation:
Live adults are often green, but
this typically fades to yellow in
dead specimens.
Similar species:
Little Whiner.
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