False Cherrynose
Macrotristria maculicollis Ashton, 1914
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
061.
Fore wing length:
45–52 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Inland eastern Australia from the
Connors River south to
Goondiwindi and east to
Millmerran in Queensland and
further south to the Pilliga Scrub
near Narrabri in New South
Wales. Adults have been
observed from November to
March.
Notable localities:
Capella, Southwood National
Park, Baradine.
Habitat:
Brigalow-dominated
communities and eucalypt
woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A loud, alarm-like scream
followed by a series of shrill
pulses and then repeated.
Adults occur on the upper
branches of Brigalow (Acacia
harpophylla) or on box/ ironbark
eucalypts.
Similar species:
Black Cherrynose, Cherrynose.
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Currently known extent
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