Brown Spinifex Rattler
Calipsalta brunnea Moulds and Marshall, 2022
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Species number (TNS):
253.
Fore wing length:
21–28 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From the margins of the Great
Sandy Desert in north-west
Western Australia east through
the southern two-thirds of the
Northern Territory and far north
South Australia to the eastern
edge of the Simpson Desert in
far western Queensland. Adults
occur from November to
February.
Notable localities:
Sandfire Flat (M.S. & B.J.
Moulds), Tanami Track (M.S. &
B.J. Moulds), Cravens Peak (A.
Ewart).
Habitat:
Low shrubs in open grassy
shrublands.
Calling song and behaviour:
A fast rattle, sung in bouts
during the day and prominently
at dusk.
Similar species:
Pale Green Spinifex Rattler.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Female
