Subalpine Firetail
Yoyetta subalpina Emery, Emery and Popple, 2019
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Male
Species number (TNS):
514.
Fore wing length:
26–31 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Kanangra-Boyd National
Park in New South Wales south
along the tablelands through
higher elevations in the
Australian Capital Territory to
eastern Victoria. Adults are
present during December and
January.
Notable localities:
Brindabella, Thredbo, Brown
Mountain.
Habitat:
Subalpine eucalypt forest and
woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A distinctive “Nee-dip, Nee-dip”,
sometimes with quiet ticking in
between each phrase. Adults
typically sit on the main trunks
and upper branches of tall
eucalypts.
Similar species:
Red Ringer, Sweeping Firetail,
Grampians Firetail, Restless
Firetail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Female
