Inland Sandgrinder
Arenopsaltria dryas Moulds and Marshall, 2025
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Male
Species number (TNS):
016.
Fore wing length:
32–39 mm.
Distribution and seasonality:
Southern central Western
Australia from Paynes Find east
to near Menzies and north to
near Sandstone. Adults have
been found in January and
February.
Notable localities:
110 km south of Mount Magnet
(M.S. Moulds).
Habitat:
Found in association with
eucalypts, grevilleas and wattles
in sparse woodland shrubland
communities.
Calling song and behaviour:
A course, whining buzz. Adults
occur on tree trunks and limbs.
Similar species:
Eastern Sandgrinder, Perth
Sandgrinder.
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Habitat