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 and in South Australia
along northern Eyre Peninsula
and in the area between Port
Broughton and the Murray River
outside of Adelaide.
Notable localities:
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
