Slow Dinger
Kobonga fuscomarginata (Distant, 1914)
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Originally described as
Pauropsalta fuscomarginata.
Species number (TNS):
164.
Fore wing length:
19–26 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From Diamantina National Park
south-east to Brookstead in
Queensland, south to near
Hillston in southern New South
Wales and Mildura in Victoria.
Adults occur from October to
February.
Notable localities:
Columboola, St George, Mount
Hope.
Habitat:
Box eucalypt woodland and
sparse semi-arid scrubland.
Calling song and behaviour:
A series of strong "zeeps", similar
to the call of a Paperbark Cicada,
followed by a slow "cling, cling,
cling, cling, cling, cling" sequence
before immediately repeating.
Singing occurs at intervals
throughout the day and also
prominently at dusk. Adults
typically sit on the upper
branches of trees and shrubs.
Similar species:
Moree Dinger, Dinger.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Male
