Dark Knight
Neopsaltoda crassa Distant, 1910
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Species number (TNS):
087.
Fore wing length:
38–45 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Restricted to the McIlwraith
Range in far northern
Queensland. Adults are present
from late December to January.
Notable localities:
McIlwraith Range.
Habitat:
Populations occur in mixed
scrub containing vine thicket
and she-oaks or paperbarks.
Calling song and behaviour:
A strong, rich call, with distinct
pulsing components. Adults
occur on the upper branches of
trees.
Colour variation:
Specimens exhibit limited
variation in colour. They may
fade from olive-green to brown
after death.
Similar species:
Silver Knight (which displays a
strong wing infuscation, absent
in this species).
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Male
Female