Small Southern Ambertail
Yoyetta nigrimontana Emery, Emery and Popple, 2015
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Male
Species number (TNS):
716.
Fore wing length:
18–22 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Restricted to Canberra in the
Australian Capital Territory.
Adults are present during
November and December.
Notable localities:
Black Mountain, Mount Majura.
Habitat:
Eucalypt woodland with a
shrubby understorey.
Calling song and behaviour:
Short phrases produced by the
rapid emission of a series of
ticks; often repeated. Males call
whilst stationary and in flight.
Adults sit on the main trunks of
eucalypts and occasional on
power poles.
Similar species:
Small Bassian Ambertail.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
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