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,
Malinong (A. Stolarski).
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.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
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