Mallee Chirper
Marteena rubricincta (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)
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Species number (TNS):
174.
Fore wing length:
27–35 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Known from Round Hill Nature
Reserve in central inland New
South Wales, near Morgan in
South Australia and between
Southern Cross, Ravensthorpe
and Salmon Gums in Western
Australia. Adults occur from
September to December.
Notable localities:
Round Hill Nature Reserve, Peak
Charles National Park.
Habitat:
Mallee woodland.
Calling song and behaviour:
Simple, low-pitched chirps,
emitted in a series, in quick
succession. Males often sing in
unison. Adults sit on the upper
branches and stems of mallee
eucalypts and large shrubs.
Similar species:
Check Murray Acacia Cicada.
Habitat
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Male
Female