Subtropical Red-eyed Squeaker
Popplepsalta subtropica (Popple, 2013)
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
440.
Fore wing length:
15–18 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Subtropical Queensland from Mt
Carbine and near Herveys Range west
of Townsville south to near
Mundubbera in inland Queensland.
Adults occur during November and
December.
Notable localities:
Auburn River via Mundubbera,
Blackdown Tableland.
Habitat:
Usually found on ironbark and box
eucalypts growing in sandy soils.
Calling song and behaviour:
A fast maraca-like call, with alternating
long and short chirps. Adults sit in the
foliage and on the upper branches of
eucalypts.
Similar species:
Hughenden Red-eyed Squeaker.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
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