Rattling Firetail
Yoyetta electrica Emery, Emery and Popple, 2019
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Male
Species number (TNS):
694.
Fore wing length:
20–24 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Northern New South Wales
between Woodburn and
Woolgoolga, and from Mount
Mellum in south-east
Queensland. Adults occur from
November to January.
Notable localities:
Mount Mellum (I. McMaster),
Arrawarra.
Habitat:
Eucalypt forest and adjacent
parkland on coastal floodplains.
Calling song and behaviour:
A rapidly-emitted series of
clicks, produced whilst
stationary and in flight. Adults sit
on the main trunks and upper
branches of eucalypts.
Similar species:
Brown Firetail, Black Firetail,
Sweeping Firetail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Female
Female
Male
