Red Mallee Creaker
Auscala flammea Emery, Emery and Hutchinson, 2020
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Species number (TNS):
177.
Fore wing length:
27–36 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Found in south-west Western
Australia,in South Australia along
northern Eyre Peninsula and in
the area between Port Broughton
and the Murray River outside of
Adelaide, as well as in adjacent
areas of south-western New
South Wales and north-west
Victoria.
Notable localities:
Wandown (R. Standen), Tarawi
Nature Reserve (D. Egan),
Tailem Bend, Kimba, Balladonia,
Cue.
Habitat:
Mallee woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
Similar to the sound of a creaking
tree branch, though with bouts of
creaking sounds emitted more
frequently than a creaking tree.
Males call at intervals throughout
the day and at dusk. Calling
males are cryptic, wary and often
difficult to approach.
Similar species:
Creaking Branch Cicada.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Male