Observations by corinne1

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Field Notes - Green with tiny white spots, had reddish hairy horns on its head and a pair of horns on its tail. I was looking a fungi in the garden when i saw this fluorescent green caterpillar lying on dead leaves on the ground. It looks like it was ready to get into a foodplant as there is a silk thread showing near the tail. I think it's an Evening brown caterpillar , Nymphalidae family.

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Field Notes - I found this Bandicoot unfortunately deceased ( Another victim of road kill in our area) along the side of the road. Sadly our area has grown from 2000 to 6000 people in just a few years time and this now having a serious impact on the environment and the native fauna and flora with habitat loss due to excessive tree removal and road kill due to non caring locals speeding in 60 zones... We see the numbers of Kangaroos, Wallabies and other wildlife dwindling by the minute. This beautiful Bandicoot has a coarse fur with brownish tint, short ears and much shorter nose than the Perameles nasuta ( Long-nosed Bandicoot). This one is a Northern Brown Bandicoot- Isoodon macrourus.

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Field Notes - What a surprise we had when an old dead tree fell in the garden. We saw this little creature crawling out of the debris a little bit in shock but otherwise safe and sound. It's a baby Squirrel Glider ( confirmed with expert wildlife carer ). We looked if we could find its mum in the neighborhood but no sign of her, so we called Wildlife Rescue and they came to pick her up to have her taken care of by a specialized carer and she is too little to be out there on her own. The Squirrel Glider is a bit bigger than the Sugar Glider. Both species look a like but live in a different environment. Squirrel Gliders live dry forest ( like our garden) while Sugar Glider prefer wet forest. Squirrel Gliders are nocturnal arboreal and can glide up to 90m. Squirrel Glider- Petaurus norfolcensis.

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Field Notes - I found this little Gecko hiding under the bark of an Ironbark. As the bark fell down the Gecko hurried off, changing color from ain grey to fully dotted with yellow- purple/brown on a brown/purple background. It was approx 15cms long. I think it's an Oedura tryoni-Spotted Velvet Gecko. Diplodactylidae family.

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Field Notes - Black fly with white tip on its ended abdomen. Approx 8-10 mm. Working in the garden this fly flew around me and rested a few mm on my work tool, allowing me to take a picture. It looks like a male Anthrax confluensis- Black Bee Fly. Bombyliidae family, SF: Anthracinae.

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Field Notes - 3-4 cms, brownish gray pattern, few dark spots on the flanks, the back of the thighs is yellow. Walking in the garden almost stepped on, this small frog jumping high off the ground. It looks like a Litoria latopalmata-Broad-palmed Frog. Hylidae family

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Field Notes - Approx 2cms, pale brown with dark patches on its wings, has curling abdomen. Seen resting in this position on the fly screen. I think it's a Sceliodes Cordelia-eggs fruit Borer. Crambidae family.

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Field Notes - Massive black bill with yellow base, black and white head , pale yellow legs, grayish brown plumage with small black and white markings on its wings. A Beach-stone Curlew on the beach feeding crabs with other Shorebirds.

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Field Notes - Massive black bill with yellow base, black and white head, pale yellow legs, grayish brown plumage with small part black and white on its wing. A Beach-stone Curlew on the beach feeding crabs with other Shorebirds.

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Field Notes - Brown and white longitudinal stripes. Approx 2cms. I love to sit on the verandah at night and discover different species of moths and other insects each time. This moth I think it's Hednota bivittella- Crambidae family.

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Field Notes - Brown pattern with thin white lines on each wing. Wingspan is about 3 cms. Quite particular in shape . It also looks as if someone had drawn lines on its wings and abdomen. It looks like a Tessarotis rubrata of the Geometridae family, SF: Ennominae.

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Field Notes - Grayish brown, flat body with a long pointed proboscis, has one pair of claws at its head. We saw this aquatic insect when we got out of canoe in Talegalla creek. I think it could be a water scorpion- Laccotrephes tristis. Nepidae family.

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Field Notes - Approx 60mm, multicolor body, short abdomen and long wings. It was flying the evening with other insects, it stayed on the railing several minutes before flying off. The name is bigger than the creature itself. 32 spotted Katydid- Ephippitytha trigintiduoguttata. Tettigoniidae family.

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Field Notes - Wingspan 20mm,bluish brown on top with bluish purple sheen, two dark spots on front wings. Not easy to take a picture of Butterflies but with a little bit of patience finally got shot of this small butterfly. There were quite a few of them flying around at this spot near Talegalla weir. It looks like a Candalides erinus- Small Dusky Blue. Lycaenidae family.

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Field Notes - This frog was resting on a Lomandra leaf along the Tallegalla creek close to Forestry Rd ( Bauple) Qld ( no internet connection). Approx 2-3cms, green/brown in colour, has a narrow brown stripe extends from the nostril to the eye, pupil: horizontal slit. I think it's a Litoria fallax. Hylidae family

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Field Notes - I found a few frogs in a small dam after heavy rain, resting on a sedge Juncus . Although they differ in colour, I suspect they are of the same species. Litoria fallax- Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog ?. Hylidae family.

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Field Notes - Approx 7-8cms, pupil horizontal stilt, fingers and toes have broad flanges and large discs. I found this Green Tree Frog in its favourite spot the toilets of the Wongi waterhole camping area. It's a Litoria coerulea- Green Tree Frog. Hylidae family.

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Field Notes - We had some unexpected lunch guest while camping in Wongi SF. These 4 hungry onlookers ended up diving into our plate at record speed , making a mess of our lunch and stealing the food I was about to put into my mouth. Another example of what happens when people start feeding the wildlife, they lose their natural fear and become a nuisance. Laughing Kookaburra- Dacelo novaeguinea.

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Field Notes - Pink and white in colour and has 2 dark brown stripes on each wing, approx 20mm. I found this moth in the evening on the veranda, resting on the wall attracted by light. It looks like a Heliothis roseivena, Noctuidae family, SF: Heliothinae.

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Field Notes - white/grey , approx 10mm. Found this tiny moth on the wall of the veranda attracted by light. I think it's an Euzora collucens- Tussock moth . Lymantriidae family.

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Field Notes - I found this small turtle, unfortunately deceased, floating in one of the rivers/sidestreams of Lenthall Dam while canoeing in Wongi State Forest ( no internet connection). The carapace was about 15 to 20 cm long, brown, and checkered brown/yellow underneath, yellow stripe at the back of the eye. I think it could be a Krefft's river Turtle- Emydura krefftii.

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Field Notes - we had a group of Australian King Parrots visiting our verandah during breakfast. What a joy to see these beautiful parrots in close-up. Australian King Parrot- Alisterus scapularis.

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Field Notes - Approx 3-4 cms, Yellowish/ brown in colour, dark stripe from the tip of its snout to its eye, black tubercles on its back. Elongate body with very long legs. I saw this frog jumping high across the road in Wongi SF. I think it's a Litoria nasuta. Hylidae family.

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Field Notes - Approx 10mm. Body and wings are black and white. Has hairy body, it's wings are half black and half translucid. This fly was resting on a hook in the garden several minutes. My first thought was that it was a True Bee Fly ( I saw one in NSW before) but this one doesn't have a proboscis. So I am not sure if it is a Staurostichus sp- Pattern winged True Be Fly. Bombyliidae family

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Field Notes - Approx 3-5 mmm, orange brown with black head and abdomen. Light golden stripes on its abdomen, has also large eyes. Those ants are very tiny and run rapidly with short jerky motions on the ground. Found large group in Eucalypt forest and Black Wattles at Wongi State Forest. They are too small to be a Sugar Ants. I think it's an Opisthpsis rufithorax- Black Headed strobe Ant. Subfamily: Formicinae