Delicate Ambertail
Yoyetta delicata Popple and Emery, 2022
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Male
Other name(s):
Cunningham Ambertail.
Species number (TNS):
488.
Fore wing length:
18–22 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From west of Warwick east to
the Killarney district in southern
Queensland west to Torrington
and south to Armidale, Cassilis
and Wyong in New South
Wales. Adults have been
observed from November to
January.
Notable localities:
Armidale (M. Coombs),
Newcastle (J. Poyitt), Amiens,
Queen Mary Falls, Torrington.
Habitat:
Tall open eucalypt forest.
Calling song and behaviour:
A long buzz that dies away with
a series of short phrases. Also a
musical tinkling call. Adults sit
high up on the main trunks and
upper branches of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Small Bassian Ambertail, Small
Southern Ambertail, Fiery
Ambertail.
dr-pop.net database record
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