Red Roarer
Psaltoda aurora Distant, 1881
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Male
Female
Species number (TNS):
091.
Fore wing length:
50–62 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
North-eastern Australia from the
Windsor Tableland to west of
Paluma and also from the
northern slopes adjacent to
Blackdown Tableland south to
Rockhampton and the Dawson
River. Adults are present from
November to February.
Notable localities:
Mount Molloy, Speewah,
Herberton.
Habitat:
Eucalypts growing on the
verges of rainforests, in dry
sclerophyll forest and along the
edges of rivers are favoured.
Calling song and behaviour:
A low, rumbling growl that rises
in pitch before breaking into a
slow, harsh yodelling sequence,
with occasional intermittent
quiet revs between each
yodelling sequence. Adults sit
on the upper branches and
main trunks of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Black Friday, Green Baron.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
