White Drummer
Arunta perulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
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Species number (TNS):
008.
Fore wing length:
41–54 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Coastal from Pennefather River
on Cape York and the southern
Torres Strait Islands in
Queensland south to Narooma in
New South Wales. The first
adults emerge in November and
may persist until April.
Notable localities:
Pennefather River (A. Ewart),
Great Keppel Island, Noosa,
Nudgee Beach, Cabarita Beach.
Habitat:
Coastal dune, headland and
island vegetation. Occasionally
found in mangroves at the
western margin of the tidal zone.
Calling song and behaviour:
A strong, continuous, motor-like
rattle, sung sporadically during
the day and most prominently at
dusk. Adults sit on the upper
branches of banksias, she-oaks,
mangroves and other trees.
Similar species:
Mangrove Drummer.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Male
Female
Male
