Black Cherrynose Macrotristria kabikabia Burns, 1964
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Male
Species number (TNS): 062. Fore wing length: 42–52 mm. Distribution and seasonality: Inland Queensland from Edungalba west to Idalia National Park and south to near Moonie, St. George and Cunnamulla. Also recorded from Mungindi in far northern New South Wales. Adults occur from December to February. Notable localities: Beardmore Dam, Southwood National Park. Habitat: Acacia-dominated scrubland, cypress forest and eucalypt woodland. Calling song and behaviour: A continuous, buzzing whine, with weak modulation. Adults sit high on the main trunks and upper branches of trees. Similar species: False Cherrynose.
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