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Male
Species number (TNS):
782.
Fore wing length:
19–22 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Known only from Adelaide and the
adjacent Mt Lofty Ranges north to
Spring Gully in South Australia.
Adults are present in November or
December.
Notable localities:
Spring Gully (A. Stolarski),
Hazelwood Park.
Habitat:
Eucalypt woodland and parkland.
Adults appear to be associated
with Eucalyptus leucoxylon.
Calling song and behaviour:
Repeated, short phrases, each
with a series of six rapid chrips.
Adults sit on the main trunks and
upper branches of eucalypts.
Rarely observed, though known to
occur in large numbers.
Similar species:
Red-eyed Firetail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Female
Adelaide Firetail
Yoyetta aaede (Walker, 1851)
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