Robust Smoky Buzzer (species complex)
Myopsalta binotata (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)
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Male
Female
Previously known as
Cicadetta binotata.
Species number (TNS):
293, 295, 297.
Fore wing length:
14–19 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
This complex is known to occur
in inland areas in southern
Queensland and northern New
South Wales and in rural areas
outside of Adelaide in South
Australia. Adults mainly occur
from October until January.
Notable localities:
Moree (M. Coombs), Amby (A.
Ewart), Cunnamulla, Ardrossan.
Species complex includes:
Two-dot Smoky Buzzer (TNS:
293): Occurs from Yorke
Peninsula and the Clare Valley
south to Strathalbyn in South
Australia.
Chocolate Smoky Buzzer
(TNS: 295): Known from near
Charleville, the Cunnamulla
district and the Culgoa
Floodplain National Park (C.
Eddie) east to near Chinchilla,
south of Dalby and near
Millmerran in Queensland, and
south to the Moree district in
New South Wales.
Mitchell Smoky Buzzer (TNS:
297): Known from around
Cunnamulla north to Augathella
and east to near Surat in south-
western Queensland.
Habitat:
Open grassland and grassy
clearings in woodland and
shrubland.
Calling song and behaviour:
Adults typically sit on grass
stems. The males produce a
buzz followed by a series of
chirps (Two-dot Smoky Buzzer),
a series of buzzing phrases
(Mitchell Smoky Buzzer) or a
long rattle (Chocolate Smoky
Buzzer). Singing occurs in
bursts during sunny conditions.
Similar species:
Smoky Buzzer, Lesser Smoky
Buzzer.
Two-dot Smoky Buzzer
Chocolate Smoky Buzzer
Mitchell Smoky Buzzer
Male
Male
Chocolate Smoky Buzzer
Currently known extent
dr-pop.net database record:
Two-dot Smoky Buzzer
Mitchell Smoky Buzzer
