Amber Grass-ticker
Mugadina emma (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)
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Male
Previously known as
Pauropsalta emma.
Species number (TNS):
308.
Fore wing length:
13–15 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Inland and subcoastal areas of
Queensland, from near
Greenvale south to the Fassifern
Valley west of Brisbane and
inland to Amby near Mitchell
(A. Ewart). Adults occur from
October to March.
Notable localities:
Valley of Lagoons
(G. Winterflood), Woodstock
(A. Ewart), Rockhampton,
Theodore, Brookstead, Hatton
Vale, Boonah.
Habitat:
Open grassland.
Calling song and behaviour:
Slow, sharp, ticking. Adults sit on
grass stems.
Colour variation:
Specimens in Queensland are
generally a mixture of yellow and
black, whereas those from New
South Wales are predominantly
black or orange-yellow and
black.
Similar species:
Yellow Grass-ticker.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Female
