Dusty Squawker
Relictapsalta nigristriga (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)
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Male
Species number (TNS):
394.
Fore wing length:
21–26 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Weipa, through Cooktown, Cairns
and the Atherton Tableland west to near
Chillagoe and south to beyond Townsville.
It occurs from December to April.
Notable localities:
Mount Molloy.
Habitat:
Populations in association with eucalypts
in dry sclerophyll forest, woodland,
savannah and rural areas. Generally an
uncommon species.
Calling song and behaviour:
Monotonously repeated "zeeeeeep"
phrases. Each phrase lasts about 1.5
seconds. Males call from the main trunks
of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Tropical Orange Squawker, Fairy Dust
Squawker.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
