Green Fairy (species complex)
Guineapsaltria flava (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)
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Male
Previously referred to as
Baeturia flava.
Species number (TNS):
550, 551.
Fore wing length:
15–19 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
North-eastern Queensland
where it occurs in the Torres
Strait Islands, near Coen, at Iron
Range and from near Cooktown
south to Mission Beach near
Innisfail. In the Northern
Territory, populations are found
in littoral areas in the north-
western part of the Top End.
Adults occur from August to
May.
Notable localities:
Darwin, Julatten, Kuranda and
Mission Beach.
Habitat:
Tropical rainforest, monsoon
forest and leafy gardens.
Species complex includes:
Green Fairy (TNS: 550): From
islands of the Torres Strait south
to Mission Beach.
Large Green Fairy (TNS: 551):
From islands in the Torres Strait
and from coastal areas in the
Top End.
Calling song and behaviour:
A course buzz, produced at
intervals during the day and at
dusk. Adults sit in the outer
foliage of rainforest vegetation,
often in clearings.
Similar species:
Red Belly, Green Ghost
(species complex).
Habitat
Green Fairy
Large Green Fairy
Female
Male
Large Green Fairy
Currently known extent
dr-pop.net database record:
Green Fairy
Female
