Vespadelus darlingtoni

Large Forest Bat at Greenleigh, NSW

Vespadelus darlingtoni at Greenleigh, NSW - 6 Feb 2022
Vespadelus darlingtoni at Greenleigh, NSW - 6 Feb 2022
Vespadelus darlingtoni at Greenleigh, NSW - 6 Feb 2022
Vespadelus darlingtoni at Greenleigh, NSW - 6 Feb 2022
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Identification history

Vespadelus darlingtoni 10 Feb 2022 MPennay
Vespadelus sp. (genus) 7 Feb 2022 MPennay
Vespadelus regulus 7 Feb 2022 LyndalT

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Strong upsweeping tail on the call and regular pulses Using kaleidoscope: characteristic at 38.4kHz see image for summary data

3 comments

MPennay wrote:
   7 Feb 2022
hi Lyndal - it could be V. regulus or V. darlingtoni - please see my suggestion about loading your calls into a call analysis app
LyndalT wrote:
   10 Feb 2022
Summary data from Kaleidoscope didn't save properly as an image. Here it is:
Fpmean: 18kHz Dur: 6.864ms
Fppeak: 17.952 kHz DBC: 102.921 ms
Fmax: 50.665 kHz Sc (average characteristic slope) 38.95 Octaves per sec
Fc (average characteristic frequency): 38.932 kHz
Fk (average knee frequency): 39.804 kHz Tk: 4.414 ms
Fmin: 38.652 kHz TBC 102.921 ms
Fmean: 40.789 kHz
MPennay wrote:
   10 Feb 2022
Thanks Lyndal, it's too low for regulus so I'd go with Vespadelus darlingtoni

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Oxycanus (genus) (Unidentified Oxycanus moths) at Greenleigh, NSW - 4 May 2022 by LyndalT
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Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at Greenleigh, NSW - 23 Dec 2021 by LyndalT
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Lychas marmoreus (Little Marbled Scorpion) at Greenleigh, NSW - 10 Jan 2021 by LyndalT
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Opodiphthera sp. (genus) (A gum moth) at Greenleigh, NSW - 21 Dec 2020 by LyndalT
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Galanga labeculata (Double-spotted cicada) at Greenleigh, NSW - 9 Dec 2020 by LyndalT
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Rytidosperma pallidum (Red-anther Wallaby Grass) at Greenleigh, NSW - 14 Nov 2020 by LyndalT
Argiope sp. (genus) (A St. Andrew's cross spider) at Greenleigh, NSW - 7 Nov 2020 by LyndalT
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Greenleigh, NSW - 7 Nov 2020 by LyndalT
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Greenleigh, NSW - 14 Oct 2020 by LyndalT
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Jotus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Jotus Jumping Spider) at Greenleigh, NSW - 29 Aug 2020 by LyndalT
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Cormocephalus aurantiipes (Orange-legged Centipede) at Greenleigh, NSW - 18 Aug 2020 by LyndalT
Gnaphosidae or Trochanteriidae (families) (Flat spider) at Greenleigh, NSW - 25 Jul 2020 by LyndalT
Oxycanus (genus) (Unidentified Oxycanus moths) at Greenleigh, NSW - 25 Jun 2020 by LyndalT
Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 May 2020 by LyndalT

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  • 6 Feb 2022 08:52 PM Recorded on
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