Yellow Grass-ticker
Mugadina marshalli (Distant, 1911)
© Popple Creative Industries 2014–2024
Male
Previously known as
Urabunana marshalli.
Species number (TNS):
304, 305, 306, 341.
Fore wing length:
12–15 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Inland central eastern Australia
in the area bounded by
Glenden and Mitchell in
Queensland and Nyngan and
Singleton in New South Wales.
An isolated population also
occurs in central western
Victoria. Adults seem to appear
after rain and may occur from
September to April.
Notable localities:
Clunes (B. Bainbridge), Coolah
(D. Emery), Taroom,
Glenmorgan, Chinchilla,
Warwick, Wee Waa, Armidale.
Habitat:
Open grassland.
Calling song and behaviour:
Moderately-paced to fairly rapid
ticking produced during periods
of sunshine. Adults sit on the
stems of grasses.
Colour variation:
Specimens in Queensland are
generally a mixture of yellow
and black, whereas those from
New South Wales are
predominantly black or orange-
yellow and black.
Similar species:
Amber Grass-ticker, Little
Yellow Grass-ticker, Eidsvold
Grass-ticker.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat
Female
