ReefBlitz Spiders, Insects & other arthropods
This is a guide to the common arthropods found around Cannonvale Beach, compiled from data from the Atlas of Living Australia for ReefBlitz 2014
Hawk Moth
Daphnis hypothous is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is a rare vagrant to the Western Palaearctic ecozone. During the last hundred years a number have been discovered within the Middle East and one was even found in Scotland late last century ...more ↓
Southern House Mosquito
Culex quinquefasciatus (earlier known as Culex fatigans), the southern house mosquito, is the vector of lymphatic filariasis caused by the nematode Wuchereria bancrofti in the tropics and subtropics. It also is a vector of avian malaria in birds.
Common Albatross
The Common Albatross, Christmas Island White or Ceylon Lesser Albatross (Appias paulina) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found from India to Samoa, including Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ceylon and Australia.
Rice Leaf-roller
The Rice Leafroller (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and most of Australia.
Green Jumping Spider
Mopsus is an Australian spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The only species Mopsus mormon is commonly called Green jumping spider.
Lawn Armyworm
The Lawn Armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread from the Red Sea to India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Malaya to Australia and widespread in the Pacific Islands, including the Solomons, New Hebrides, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, the Society Islands, Austral Islands, Marquesas and Marshall Islands.
灰白條捲葉蛾
Dudua aprobola is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Taiwan, Japan, the Seychelles, Nepal, India, the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, western Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Brunei, Kalimantan, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru, Ambon, New Guinea, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Australia, the Admiralty Islands, New Ireland, the ...more ↓
Araña tejedora espinosa
Gasteracantha fornicata is a type of spiny orb-weaver spider found in Queensland Australia. It is similar in shape to the Austracantha minax which was originally described as Gasteracantha minax. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, the first Australian species of spider to be named and classified.
Golden orb-web spider
Nephila pilipes is a species of golden orb-web spider. It can be found in Japan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, and Papua New Guinea. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens. Females are large and grow to a body size of 30–50 mm (overall size up to 20 cm), with males ...more ↓
Asian Blue Swimming Crab
Portunus pelagicus, also known as the flower crab, blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab or sand crab, also known as alimasag in Tagalog, is a large crab found in the intertidal estuaries of the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Asian coasts) and the Middle-Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The name "flower crab" is used in east Asian ...more ↓
Cotton Tipworm Moth
Crocidosema plebejana is a tortrix moth (family Tortricidae), belonging to tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae. It is found today all over the subtropical and tropical regions of the world and even occurs on many oceanic islands – in Polynesia and on Saint Helena for example –, but has probably been accidentally introduced to much of its current range by humans. In ...more ↓
Lemon Migrant
The Common Emigrant or Lemon Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) is a medium sized pierid butterfly found in Asia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Some early authors considered them as two distinct species Catopsilia crocale and Catopsilia pomona.
Common Netcasting Spider
Deinopis subrufa (also called Rufous Net-casting Spider) is a species of net-casting spiders. It occurs in eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is a nocturnal hunter, having excellent eyesight, and hunts using a silken net to capture its prey. They feed on a variety of insects - ants, beetles, crickets and other spiders. They can vary in color from fawn to pinkish brown or ...more ↓
