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Sylvicola dubiusObserver
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Gloriously iridescent wings.
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With bonus leaf beetle hiding in the background (logged separately).
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Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus)Observer
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Genus DeraeocorisObserver
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5mm, on a Corymbia tree, but not the same one in the previous listing
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Genus DeraeocorisObserver
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This little mirid turned up on a laundry basket which had been under a big blackwood tree. I haven't seen this one before.
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
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Multiple small galls on both sides of eucalyptus leaf vein that have swallowed up the whole leaf.
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Cicadas (Superfamily Cicadoidea)Observer
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Inadvertently unearthed :(
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Cicadas (Superfamily Cicadoidea)Observer
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See later photos for details of underside and legs
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Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae)Observer
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Deceased, probably as a result of damage visible to the thorax.
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Harlequin Red Bug (Dindymus versicolor)Observer
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Missing Date
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Genus CalopompilusObserver
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Small black wasp with dark yellow spot on rear half of wings. Looked to be hunting among the grass - not flying above human ankle level.
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Yellow-headed Leafhopper (Brunotartessus fulvus)Observer
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Adult and what looks to be nymph of the same species closer to the leaf stalk.
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Subfamily DeleninaeObserver
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A bad angle, but note the distinctive V markings on the abdomen. Possible hitchhiker from Victoria but also known in the wider region.
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Typical Orbweavers (Subfamily Araneinae)Observer
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Very small and fast moving.
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Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)Observer
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Normally I wouldn't bother recording slaters but this one had unusual colouration and was unable to move its front (white) legs. May have been in molt, or suffering a bacterial/fungal infection?
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Subfamily ThynninaeObserver
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Only the one photo sorry. Mating flower wasps. Female mostly black with reddish brown upper abdomen and legs, distinct yellow fuzz around head.
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Tasmanian Brown Lacewing (Micromus tasmaniae)Observer
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Small and very pale, possibly teneral but in close quarters with many other insects.
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Garden Katydids (Genus Caedicia)Observer
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A rather battered specimen, with interesting black edges on the wings.
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Identified with reference to http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cosm/heminephela.html
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Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)Observer
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After many nesting attempts... baby grebes at last
Identified as Tachybaptus novaehollandiae on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell
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Genus AtalophlebiaObserver
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Family TBC: Posing mayfly with distinctive wing markings
Identified as Nesameletidae on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell: "Uncertain, but see the distinctive posture and very similar wing markings of this Nesameletidae: http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies/image_details.aspx?OrderID=42506&ImageID=6223&PageID=overview. Three cerci, no white tips obvious on the cerci."
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Genus EurymeloidesObserver
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Species? Sap sucker just swinging in the leaves with parasitoid
Identified as Eurymeloides on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell: "Was able to find quite a few photos of adults of this genus but not the nymphs. Suggestions welcome!"
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Tribe CoraebiniObserver
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Small dark mottled acacia jewel beetle
Identified as Hypocisseis latipennis on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell: "Not Diphucrania (which tends to have brighter white markings on the abdomen). Hypocisseis is a much better fit, see http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_jewelbeetles/AcaciaJewelBeetle2.htm"
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Genus DiphucraniaObserver
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Species? Dark jewel beetle with bright white patches, Diphucrania sp. LOD2
Identified as Diphucrania on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell: "Looks to be similar or same species as http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/30790"
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Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)Observer
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Peekaboo parrot
Identified as Alisterus scapularis on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell
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Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)Observer
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Wary duck parents with 5 ducklings
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Christmas Beetles (Genus Anoplognathus)Observer
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Species? Xmas beetle with pitted elytra, white hair on belly
Identified as Anoplognathus on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell: "I have included an image of the underside of the beetle in case there are structures here relevant to a species ID - it's slightly distorted by the wineglass used to get the image but hey, whatever works :)"
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Australian Stick Mantis (Archimantis latistyla)Observer
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Large brown mantis with very spiky arms
Identified as Archimantis latistyla on Bowerbird by Matthew Connors: "Quite spiky indeed - they're a very variable species. Could you please add this to the Mantises Project?"
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Potter and Mason Wasps (Subfamily Eumeninae)Observer
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Species? Abispa wasp with wavy not straight black band on abdomen
Identified as Abispa Abispa on Bowerbird by Liz O'Donnell: "Relatively stout wasp with orange antenna, head and legs. Thorax black with orange marks on each shoulder and between wings. Segmented orange abdomen with black band in the middle, band is wavy and does not extend all the way out to the edge of the relevant segment."
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
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Some kind of egg case, smooth with a pearl-like lustre.
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True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)Observer
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Similar to this observation a few kilometres away: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166370080
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True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)Observer
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Similar to this observation a few kilometres away: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/167461899
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Tussock Moths (Subfamily Lymantriinae)Observer
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Unsure if this was a molt or what's left of dinner for an assassin bug or similar.
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Two-tailed Spiders (Genus Tamopsis)Observer
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Male found close to female as shown in photo 3 (female logged separately)
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Two-tailed Spiders (Genus Tamopsis)Observer
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Female found close to male as shown in photo 3 (male logged separately)
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Vineyard Snail (Cernuella virgata)Observer
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Found a metal fence absolutely covered in these.
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Bagworm Moths (Family Psychidae)Observer
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Possibly Oecobia frauenfeldi? See http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/frauenfeldi.html
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Broken Leaf Moth (Circopetes obtusata)Observer
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In caterpillar stage, and moth stage after pupation
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Broken Leaf Moth (Circopetes obtusata)Observer
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On each side of flowering gum leaves during the day.
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Genus PolyoptilusObserver
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Medium size slender beetles with chequerboard pattern on elytra, some variation in pattern observed between individuals. Attracted to lights.
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Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)Observer
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Small black wasp with yellowish feet and band on top half of wings. Flying fast and erratically with pseudoscorpion in tow (logged separately).
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Genus ConicochernesObserver
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It is not every day one sees a flying pseudoscorpion! Dull brown body with glossy brown pincers. Hard to get a better pic as it was firmly attached to a fast moving wasp (logged separately).
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
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This record is for the insects that made the galls and not their attendant ants.
