Adelaide Black Squeaker
Atrapsalta audax Popple and Stolarski, 2024
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Species number (TNS):
871.
Fore wing length:
15–19 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Restricted to south-eastern South
Australia, from near Tanunda south
and west along the eastern margin of
Adelaide and the western margin of
the Adelaide Hills to near Victor
Harbour. Isolated populations also
occur at Spring Gully near
Penwortham and on Kangaroo Island
Adults have been found from October
to February.
Notable localities:
Mount Bold Reservoir, Kaiserstuhl
Conservation Park.
Habitat:
Eucalypts woodlands, often with a
heath layer and/or grassy
understorey.
Calling song and behaviour:
Repeated buzzing phrases with an
upward inflection. Adults occur mainly
on shrubs and on grass, sometimes
on trees or dead timber.
Similar species:
Clare Valley Squeaker, South-
western Bark Squeaker.
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dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat (photographs by A. Stolarski)
Male
Female
