Sweeping Firetail
Yoyetta verrens Emery, Emery and Popple, 2019
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Male
Species number (TNS):
515.
Fore wing length:
28–30 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Springbrook National Park
in Queensland southwest to
Torrington State Conservation
Area in New South Wales. Adults
occur during December and
January.
Notable localities:
Girraween National Park,
Lamington National Park, Basket
Swamp National Park.
Habitat:
Montane eucalypt forest and
woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
Produced at a moderately high
frequency and sung whilst in
flight or stationary. The in-flight
song consists of short upwardly
inflected phrases
"sssssssssssseeep,
sssssssssssseeep,
sssssssssssssseeep". When
males are at rest they
sometimes emit a series of brief
phrases "seep seep sip-sip-sip
seep" with intermittent ticking.
Adults typically sit on the upper
branches of tall eucalypts,
including stringybarks.
Similar species:
Glade Firetail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Female
