Eastern Sandgrinder
Arenopsaltria nubivena (Walker, 1858)
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Male
Species number (TNS):
013.
Fore wing length:
21–28 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
From north-western Victoria west
across adjacent parts of South
Australia to near Eneabba in
Western Australia and north to
west of Alice Springs in the
Northern Territory and the
Windorah district in western
Queensland. Adults occur from
December to March.
Notable localities:
Windorah district (A. Ewart),
Kimba (M.S. Moulds), Wyperfield
National Park.
Habitat:
Populations occur in arid
shrublands and mallee in sandy
areas.
Calling song and behaviour:
A course, grating, continuous
call. Adults typically sit on low
vegetation, but occasionally
occur on the trunks of mallee
eucalypts.
Similar species:
Sandgrinder.
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Currently known extent
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