WPC BioBlitz Invertebrates
A list of Insects, Spiders, and other Invertebrates from the Sydney Olympic Grounds compiled from Atlas of Living Australia data for the World Parks Congress Bioblitz.
Garlic Snail
Oxychilus alliarius, common name the "garlic snail" or "garlic glass-snail", is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.
Slippery Moss-snail
Cochlicopa lubrica is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlicopidae.
St Andrew's Cross Spider
Argiope keyserlingi is a common species of orb-web spider found on the east coast of Australia, from central New South Wales to southern Queensland. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related north Queensland species, Argiope aetherea. A. keyserlingi is commonly found in large populations in suburban parks and gardens, particularly amongst the leaves ...more ↓
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 ↓
Cabbage White
The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also known as the Small Cabbage White and in New Zealand, simply as White Butterfly. The names "Cabbage Butterfly" and "Cabbage White" can also refer to the Large White.
Crimson Tiger Moth
The Crimson Tiger Moth (Ardices curvata) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Australia. Formerly included in Spilosoma, but later generic status of Ardices was proved (Dubatolov, 2005).
Nyctemera amicus
The Senecio Moth or Magpie Moth (Nyctemera amicus) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, Oceania, and most of Australia.
Honey Bee
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honey bee. The genus Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera comes from Latin melli- "honey" and ferre "to bear"—hence the scientific name means "honey-bearing bee". The name was coined in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus who, upon realizing the bees do not bear honey, but ...more ↓
Green Grocer
Cyclochila australasiae, commonly known as the green grocer, is a species of cicada and one of Australia's most familiar insects. It is distributed through coastal regions of southeastern Australia. It is one of the loudest insects in the world.
European woodlouse
Porcellio scaber (otherwise known as the common rough woodlouse or simply rough woodlouse), is a species of European woodlouse.
Common Pill-bug
Armadillidium vulgare, the (common) pill-bug, (common) pill woodlouse, or roly poly, is a widespread European species of woodlouse. It is the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species.
Jelly Blubber
The Jelly Blubber (Catostylus mosaicus), also known as the Blue Blubber Jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish from coastal regions in the Indo-Pacific. It is the most commonly encountered jellyfish along the Australian eastern coast and large swarms sometimes appear in estuarine waters.
