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What

Grass-carrying Wasps (Genus Isodontia)

Observer

reiner

Date

February 1, 2024 09:01 AM AEDT

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kitprendergast

Date

February 11, 2024 01:44 PM AEST

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What

Clustered Wallaby-Grass (Rytidosperma racemosum)

Observer

gposs

Date

May 1, 2021 02:56 PM AEST

Description

Naturalised in lawn

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What

Polyphagous Shothole Borer Beetle Complex (Complex Euwallacea fornicatus)

Observer

tjeales

Date

August 18, 2022 01:16 PM AEST

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What

Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Euwallacea fornicatus)

Observer

daniel_heald

Date

November 27, 2022 10:10 AM AWST

Description

confirmed outbreak, in Port Jackson Figs

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What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

roserobin

Date

November 2023

Description

Almost overlooked this amazing little moth - those magnificent antennae! S/he looked so like a scrap of bark sitting there on a native ginger leaf.

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What

Water Fern (Histiopteris incisa)

Observer

reiner

Date

August 21, 2023 10:52 AM AEST

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roserobin

Date

July 2023

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What

Eastern × Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus eximius × adscitus)

Observer

roserobin

Date

May 2018

Description

Bird mystery, Rosella...behind the snake-wire fence...

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What

Southern House Mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus)

Observer

roserobin

Date

April 2023

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What

Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)

Observer

roserobin

Date

April 2023

Description

LIttle photobomber on the abdomen of Stephanopis altifrons.

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What

Ghost Moths and Swift Moths (Superfamily Hepialoidea)

Observer

liz_odonnell

Date

August 24, 2017 02:02 PM AEST

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roserobin

Date

February 2023

Description

Keep hoping to find a Rainforest Peacock Spider, but alas, I guess this is the old gotcha' Jotus! Lovely tiny jumper...

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roserobin

Date

January 2023

Description

The sound of buzzing down near the ground led me to photograph this lovely wasp on the wing, hanging vertically while checking the leaf litter...

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What

Brown-winged Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus flavipennis)

Observer

glendawalter

Date

January 9, 2023 10:23 AM AEST

Description

Found on Silver Wattle

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What

Christmas Beetles (Genus Anoplognathus)

Observer

muddles

Date

January 8, 2023 02:47 PM AEDT

Description

deceased

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What

Macleay Valley Woodland Snail (Galadistes akubra)

Observer

thebeachcomber

Date

April 26, 2021 03:27 PM AEST

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What

Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa)

Observer

lroganentsocvic

Date

January 2023

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What

Spider Wasps (Family Pompilidae)

Observer

roserobin

Date

January 2023

Description

Bit excited to see this one, not sure that I've seen it previously. It was very patient with me while I ducked around photographing it. I have seen one with one orange spot (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25863198), so listed this one as the same genus.

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What

Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa)

Date

January 8, 2023 01:19 PM ACDT

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glendawalter

Date

March 19, 2020 04:39 PM AEST

Description

A clerid beetle, found under Eucalypt bark. A tiny Assassin bug was attempting to attack it. Its it Orthrius sepulcralis, which I saw near Toowoomba a couple of years ago. This one was about 10 mm long.

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roserobin

Date

December 2022

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roserobin

Date

December 2022

Description

Not a Kangaroo vine leaf beetle, but so similar-looking.

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roserobin

Date

October 2022

Description

Great legs like crab legs...wonder if they're as nutritious??? Sorry Bug, but don't worry, you're safe here...

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bennybotany85

Date

February 13, 2021 11:22 AM +11

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roserobin

Date

December 2022

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natashataylor

Date

December 15, 2020 05:33 PM AEST

Description

Mating

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dustaway

Date

December 30, 2019 12:31 AM AEST

Description

Heleini>?Emcephalus sp?

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tjeales

Date

November 29, 2022 06:07 AM AEST

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What

Bladder Cicada (Cystosoma saundersii)

Observer

roserobin

Date

November 2022

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What

Flea Beetles (Tribe Alticini)

Observer

glendawalter

Date

March 24, 2020 12:00 PM AEST

Description

Tiny beetle about 3 mm long, found in bushland

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reiner

Date

November 2, 2020 10:18 AM AEDT

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What

Ichneumonid Wasps (Family Ichneumonidae)

Observer

kenharris

Date

March 8, 2006 04:49 PM AEDT

Description

Gotra sp.KH01

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What

Lady Beetles (Family Coccinellidae)

Observer

aedmonds

Date

October 30, 2022 01:04 PM AEDT

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What

Lychee Stink Bug (Lyramorpha rosea)

Observer

roserobin

Date

March 2018

Description

Bugs, Hemiptera, cranky-face (or a cat with a bow-tie) again...

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glendawalter

Date

October 24, 2022 12:48 PM AEST

Description

About 6 mm long

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What

Hister Beetles (Family Histeridae)

Observer

roserobin

Date

November 2017

Description

Beetles, Pill, Histeridae, probably Chlamydopsis, about 3 mm
Identified as Histeridae on Bowerbird by Nick Porch: "Chylamydopsine histerids. Probably Chlamydopsis but there are several related genera which these could belong to. Live in ants nests. They're v. cool beetles."

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What

Sars-Cov-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2)

Observer

ethmostigmus

Date

October 2022

Description

:(

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What

Scarabs, Stag Beetles, and Allies (Superfamily Scarabaeoidea)

Observer

teale_britstra

Date

October 24, 2022 11:04 AM AEST

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roserobin

Date

October 2022

Description

Red-tipped Soldier Beetle? The only place I've seen other photos of this one is Brisbane Insects: https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_clickbeetles/RedTippedSoldierBeetle.htm Can anyone tell me if this is correct, and can anyone give the actual scientific name?

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What

Tasmanian Brown Lacewing (Micromus tasmaniae)

Observer

ozlady

Date

January 31, 2020

Description

A small lacewing on my laptop screen in the evening.

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What

Tunnel Spiders (Family Segestriidae)

Observer

jimbobo

Date

September 25, 2022 08:05 PM AEST

Description

On trunk of Stringybark eucalyptus.

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What

Seed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily Lygaeoidea)

Observer

robert_read

Date

December 17, 2021 02:07 PM AEDT

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What

Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa)

Observer

jimbobo

Date

September 21, 2022 12:31 AM AEST

Place

Frankston (Google, OSM)

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What

Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)

Observer

roserobin

Description

So tiny! Scary face on back...

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Observer

reiner

Date

September 7, 2022 08:45 PM AEST

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glendawalter

Date

August 9, 2020 12:43 PM AEST

Description

Very shiny beetle, found under rocks. It was about 12 mm long and accompanied by a juvenile assassin bug.

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reiner

Date

August 28, 2022 01:21 PM AEST

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What

Beetles (Order Coleoptera)

Observer

roserobin

Date

July 2022

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glendawalter

Date

December 27, 2016

Description

Beetle larvae, munching into wood under the bark of an unidentified tree,

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roserobin

Date

April 2022

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tom-nata

Date

April 14, 2022 03:33 PM AEST

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What

Flat-white Jumping Spider (Arasia mollicoma)

Observer

dustaway

Date

December 29, 2014 04:33 PM AEST

Description

Flat White Jumping Spider in retreat on Northern Scribbly Gum

These spiders scrape off the outermost fine flaky semi-reflective layers of the bark to coat their silk retreats

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Observer

zosterops99

Date

November 10, 2021 01:14 PM AEDT

Description

A lauxaniid that I think we've found before, but not found the ID.

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What

Ichneumonid Wasps (Family Ichneumonidae)

Observer

roserobin

Date

April 2022

Description

Very small, about half the size of others I've seen here.

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What

Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

Date

March 7, 2022 11:40 AM AEST

Description

Papuan Frogmouth

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roserobin

Date

March 2018

Description

Ant, Velvet, Mutillidae

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Observer

roserobin

Date

March 2022

Description

Is it a Giant King??? Fence mesh 6 mm.

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Observer

roserobin

Date

February 2022

Description

Is this almost eagle-beaked beetle a weevil?

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What

Red-headed Spider Ant (Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus)

Observer

lroganentsocvic

Date

January 2021

Description

Perhaps winged ant?

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What

Small Bottle Cicada (Chlorocysta vitripennis)

Observer

roserobin

Date

February 2022

Description

Does everyone have childhood cicada memories???

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What

Winged Arkys (Arkys alatus)

Observer

tjeales

Date

February 13, 2022 11:06 AM AEST

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What

Black Butcherbird (Melloria quoyi)

Date

February 10, 2022 10:04 AM AEST

Description

Juvenile Black Butcherbird, calling to its parent (next photo)

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What

Black Butcherbird (Melloria quoyi)

Date

February 10, 2022 10:04 AM AEST

Description

Black Butcherbird

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roserobin

Date

February 2022

Description

More moth excitement! I think s/he the same as this previous sighting of mine: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25838141

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Observer

sarahcobbaus

Date

January 13, 2022 02:10 PM AEDT

Description

sorry it was on the move then flew, but the patterns were beautiful.

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jtweed

Date

December 29, 2021 12:21 PM NZDT

Description

Found on sign in eucalypt forest.

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What

Creeping Mistletoe (Muellerina eucalyptoides)

Observer

jimbobo

Date

February 9, 2022 04:32 PM AEDT

Description

Host tree, Eucalyptus viminalis.

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What

Drooping Mistletoe (Amyema pendula)

Observer

jimbobo

Date

February 9, 2022

Description

Young plant. Host tree, Acacia melanoxylon.

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What

Flat-footed Flies (Family Platypezidae)

Observer

claudiarose

Date

January 17, 2022 05:54 PM AEDT

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Observer

roserobin

Date

November 2017

Description

Spider, Prostheclina, most likely Prostheclina pallida, thanks Liz O'Donnell, continuing an orange theme...
Identified as Prostheclina on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell: "Most likely Prostheclina pallida given the location and colouration. See http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2145 for more information."

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Observer

reiner

Date

December 17, 2019 11:44 AM AEDT

Description

Unfortunately this is the only photo I got

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

blackangus

Date

February 5, 2022 11:13 AM AEDT

Description

Some sort of sea snake? It was swimming in the shallows at low tide in a sea grass area. bout 50cm long. Sadly I just had my phone with me.

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Date

April 3, 2020 10:17 PM AEST

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What

Blue Dentate Moss Animal (Virididentula dentata)

Observer

johneichler

Date

January 29, 2022 01:11 PM AEDT

Description

Small specimen found under a rock.

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What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

tom-nata

Date

February 2, 2022 01:31 PM AEDT

Description

Ceromitia leptosticta?

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roserobin

Date

January 2022

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roserobin

Date

January 2022

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What

Outstanding Orbweaver (Bijoaraneus praesignis)

Date

February 19, 2021 02:42 PM AEST

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What

Outstanding Orbweaver (Bijoaraneus praesignis)

Observer

roserobin

Description

Spider, Orb Weaver, Green, Araneus praesignis (Eriophora praesignis)

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Observer

reiner

Date

February 14, 2015

Description

Beige Nemertean Worm
Identified as Argononemertes australiensis on Bowerbird by Dr Leigh Winsor: "Reiner's excellent images are of one of the four Australian species of nemerteans or proboscis worms, Argonemertes australiensis. The photo of the head clearly shows the numerous eyes, the character alluded to in the genus name, from Argos of the Hundred Eyes, in Greek Mythology. Reiner's specimen exhinits the most commonly encountered colour and pattern - pale cream to dark-reddish brown, darker at the head end. The pale blotches present along the sides of the specimen are ova showing through the translucent tegument. The nemerteans crawl, like land planarians, by a combination of fine cilia on their belly, and internal muscles. If disturbed, the nemertean may evert its sticky proboscis with lightning rapidity; this sticks to litter or similar material, then the worm rapidly pulls its body over the proboscis as an escape reaction from the perceived threat. The proboscis is armed and is used to capture and kill prey that comprises small arthropods such as collembola in the same micro habitat. Argonemerteas australiensis has been found is a variety of habitats from the coast to alpine plains, and dry sclerophyl forest to temperate rainforest in the Cool and Cold temperate regions of the Bassian zoogeographic subregion. An account of the species and references to the literature can be found in the book Worms to Wasps by Harvey and Yen, and more recently on page 16 in Melbourne's Wildlife published by Museum Victoria and CSIRO."

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What

Rough-scaled Snake (Tropidechis carinatus)

Observer

roserobin

Date

January 2022

Description

Almost stepped on this one – he leapt one way and I leapt the other, thinking it was the resident Yellow-faced Whip Snake and feeling indignant about him reacting like that when he sees me regularly - then I noticed the black pattern…uh oh…this is a Rough-scaled Snake, who apparently “...has relatively large fangs and highly toxic venom with coagulant, neurotoxic, haemolytic and cytotoxic properties. One human fatality has been attributed to this species, and anyone suspected of being bitten should seek urgent medical attention.” (Australian Museum).
I saw one of these the first morning after we moved in here many years ago. It slipped away across the unfenced boundary in the front yard and I called out to warn a neighbour who happened to be standing not far away. He just smiled and said there were lots of snakes here and I remember thinking ‘it’s a healthy place where there are lots of snakes’...yep, a very healthy environment indeed!

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Observer

roserobin

Date

October 2018

Description

Fly, Sawfly, Polyclonus atratus, feathery antennae
Identified as Polyclonus atratus on Bowerbird by Kimberi Pullen: "Styracotechys males have bipectinate antennae; this one has them unipectinate."

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What

Zebra Shield Bug (Bathrus variegatus)

Observer

roserobin

Date

January 2022

Description

The sparkly green patches make me think this is a Zebra Shield Bug instar...can anyone confirm or correct?

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Observer

roserobin

Date

January 2022

Description

Leaf Beetle, Callidemum hypochalceum or Callidemum Blanchard 1853??? ALA link shows both (click Gallery to see more) and I can't work out the difference: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ddf5cb7f-b272-476d-a0ad-b03c58d1d64a

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Observer

jimbobo

Date

October 8, 2011 03:40 PM HST

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Observer

reiner

Date

February 17, 2017

Description

White Scavaging Beech Isopod

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johneichler

Date

April 19, 2018

Description

Marine Isopod

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roserobin

Date

December 2021

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roserobin

Date

December 2021

Description

Greetings of the season for all who celebrate Christmas...may you see many beautiful creatures and honour their beauty and interconnectness in nature. Update: Shining Leaf Chafer, Schizognathus compressicornis.

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roserobin

Date

December 2019

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roserobin

Date

November 2017

Description

Beetles, Golden Christmas, Anoplognathus punctulatus, first of the season!

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Observer

roserobin

Date

December 2021

Description

Perhaps a Tiger Moth?

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What

Great Jay (Graphium eurypylus)

Observer

roserobin

Date

December 2021

Description

Photographed through a window.

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Observer

roserobin

Description

Chrysomelidae (family), thanks Nick Porch!
Identified as Chrysomelidae on Bowerbird by Nick Porch

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Observer

martinlagerwey

Date

February 19, 2016

Description

He's not heavy. (Cryptocephalinae on weevil)
Identified as Chrysomelidae on Bowerbird by Ken Walker

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roserobin

Date

December 2021

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glendawalter

Date

December 5, 2021 12:01 PM AEST

Description

What a spectacular click beetle! About 20 mm long, resting quietly on a leaf in rainforest

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dianneclarke

Date

November 22, 2020 09:23 PM AEST

Description

I didn't realise that these are "frothers" until I turned this one over.

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Observer

roserobin

Date

November 2021

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