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Genus CochlicellaObserver
drhozDescription
Field Notes - Very common pest around Perth
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Rose-scented Geranium (Pelargonium capitatum)Observer
drhozDescription
Field Notes - Common weed in drier areas
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Western Dung Beetle (Onthophagus ferox)Observer
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Field Notes - O. ferox, the Western Dungbeetle? Open yard in eucalyptus woodland behind dunes.
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Figure Eight Moth (Ophiusa parcemacula)Observer
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Field Notes - Ophiusa parcemacula (formerly Anua parcimacula) - found chilled on a suburban porch, but vibrated hos wings to warm up when I picked him up, and flew off
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Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)Observer
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Habitat - Near a natural water source
Nest present - No
Behavior - Feeding
How many? - hundreds
Additional comments? - The flocking was unusual, according to locals. Feeding on small fish schooling in the Dawesville Cut
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Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
drhozDescription
Field Notes - Attached to builder's sign in a weedy paddock. Not sure which species of Vanessa it is.
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
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Field Notes - Eriococcus adult female galls, mobile nymphs, and winged male, on heavily infested eucalypt in the Alcoa Wellard Wetlands
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Clouded Footman (Anestia ombrophanes)Observer
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Field Notes - On wall in suburban commercial zone - no lichen to speak of. Adult male, wingless female, hair cage, pupal case, final caterpillar instar skin, and eggs in process of being laid
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Pineapple Bush (Dasypogon hookeri)Observer
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Field Notes - Dasypogon sp. in mixed sclerophyll woodland
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White Bunny Orchid (Eriochilus dilatatus)Observer
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Field Notes - Common Bunny Orchid in open schlerophyll forest - single plant, two flowers, single oval unruffled leaf, green on both sides
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Spider Wasps (Family Pompilidae)Observer
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Field Notes - Small spider wasp with diffuse dark bands on the wings, carrying a small spider
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Moth Flies and Sand Flies (Family Psychodidae)Observer
drhozDescription
Field Notes - Brunettia sp? Flying around and resting on burnt logs in Eucalypt forest - ovopositing?
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Nectar Scarabs (Genus Phyllotocus)Observer
drhozDescription
Field Notes - On Leptospermum
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Sun Orchids (Genus Thelymitra)Observer
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Field Notes - Sun Orchid, among Watsonia, under Woody Pear
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Drone Flies and Allies (Subfamily Eristalinae)Observer
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Field Notes - A pair contesting a stretch of freeway shoulder
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Field Notes - Inside house, near kitchen
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House Flies and Allies (Family Muscidae)Observer
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Field Notes - Coenosia sp. or related Coenosine Muscid, perched on sunny leaf and eating a slightly smaller fly held under the body
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Large Spotted Ladybird (Harmonia conformis)Observer
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Field Notes - On a tree I didn't recognise - multiple adults and pupa
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Genus PalpitaObserver
drhozDescription
Field Notes - Olives are a very common roadside tree in this part of Perth, and olives are one of the foodplants for this Crambid. So seeing one around here isn't that surprising, albeit they are strong long-distance fliers.
