Gurulmundi Squeaker
Atrapsalta sp. (cf. siccana)
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Male
Species number (TNS):
409.
Fore wing length:
15–17 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Known only from Gurulmundi State
Forest north of Miles and from west
of Mundubbera in southern
Queensland. Adults occur from
September until at least December.
It can be a locally common species.
Notable localities:
Gurulmundi.
Habitat:
Heathland margins, open forest and
woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
Sharp clicks and occasionally
double-clicks, uttered in a similar
fashion to the song of Bulloak
Squeaker, but with a smoother tone.
A mobile species that prefers to sit
on the trunks of trees and
sometimes on burnt timber.
Similar species:
Bulloak Squeaker, Bark Squeaker
(species complex).
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Female
Habitat