Flora and Fauna of Tasmania
Brachyiulus pusillus
Brachyiulus pusillus is a species of millipede in the family Julidae. The species is brownish-black coloured and has 30–34 segments. They also have either light yellowish or reddish lines that are located closer to the centre of the back. It can be found on bushes and trees. The species are commonly found in walls or fences.
Tasmanian Cave Spider
The cribellate spider species Hickmania troglodytes (Tasmanian cave spider) occurs only in Tasmania, where it is widely distributed, especially in underground drainage and cave systems, where large numbers can be found in the entrances.
Great Egret
The Great Egret (Ardea alba) also known as Common Egret, Large Egret or Great White Heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized. In North America it is more widely distributed, and it is ubiquitous across the Sun Belt of the United States ...more ↓
Black-tailed Native-hen
The Black-tailed Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis) is a rail native to Australia and New Zealand.
Tasmanian Nativehen
The Tasmanian Nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii) is a flightless rail and one of twelve species of birds endemic to the Australian island of Tasmania. Although many flightless birds have a history of extinction at the hands of man, the Tasmanian Nativehen has actually benefited from the introduction of European style agricultural practices in Tasmania.
Grey-tailed Tattler
The Grey-tailed Tattler, Tringa brevipes (formerly Heteroscelus brevipes: Pereira & Baker, 2005; Banks et al., 2006), is a small, foraging shorebird in the genus Tringa, and breeds in northeast Siberia. After breeding, they migrate to an area from southeast Asia to Australia.
Wilson's Phalarope
The Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering in inland salt lakes near the Andes in Argentina. They are passage migrants through Central America around March/April and again during September/October. The ...more ↓
Silver Gull
The Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) also known simply as "seagull" in Australia, is the most common gull seen in Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near coastal areas. The South African Hartlaub's Gull (C. hartlaubii) and the New Zealand Red-billed Gull (C. scopulinus) were formerly sometimes considered to be ...more ↓
Bridled Tern
The Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus, formerly Sterna anaethetus - see Bridge et al., 2005) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans.
Caspian Tern
The Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia, formerly Sterna caspia;syn. Hydroprogne tschegrava, Helopus caspius) is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no subspecies accepted either. In New Zealand it is also known by the Maori name Taranui.
Crested Tern
The Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii), also called Crested Tern or Swift Tern, is a seabird in the tern family which nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World. Its five subspecies breed in the area from South Africa around the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific and Australia, all populations dispersing ...more ↓
Spotted Dove
The Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon which is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The species has been introduced into many parts of the world and feral populations have become established. This species was formerly included in the genus Streptopelia with other ...more ↓
Rhipidura albiscapa
The Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) is a small insectivorous bird. A common fantail found in Australia (except western desert areas), New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The species is considered by many to conspecific with (the same as) the New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa), however due to differences in its calls some authorities now treat ...more ↓
Common Brown
The Common Brown (Heteronympha merope) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, endemic to the southern half of Australia. The wingspan is about 60 millimetres (2.4 in) for males and 70 mm (2.8 in) for females.
Red and Blue Damsel
The Red and Blue Damsel (Xanthagrion erythroneurum) is a Damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is the only member of the genus Xanthagrion.
Eastern Billabongfly
The eastern billabongfly (Austragrion watsoni) is a damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is also known as the eastern dart. Eastern Billabongflies are small damselflies about the size of 25mm (1 in). They are found near slow running water or still water, like lakes, ponds and ditches. Male and female Eastern Dart Damselflies mate in a wheel position.
Yellow Admiral
The Yellow or Australian Admiral (Vanessa itea) is a butterfly native to Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. The Māori name is kahukowhai, which means "yellow cloak". The Yellow Admiral is a member of the family Nymphalidae, the sub-family Nymphalinae as well as the tribe Nymphalini....
Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa kershawi, commonly known as the Australian Painted Lady, is a butterfly that is mostly confined to Australia, although westerly winds have dispersed it to islands east of Australia, including New Zealand. There is debate surrounding the taxonomy of this species. Some believe that the Australian Painted Lady should be a subspecies to the Painted Lady due to the ...more ↓
Meadow Argus
The Meadow Argus (Junonia villida) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, commonly found in Australia. It is also known as Albin's Hampstead Eye in the United Kingdom, where it has occurred only as an accidental import.
Common Bluetail
Ischnura heterosticta, one of at least two species with the common name Common Bluetail, is a common Australian damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is the largest of the six Ischnura species in Australia. They are generally found near slow-running or still water. The species is also salt tolerant. It flies from October to March.
Geitoneura klugii
The Common Xenica or Klug's Xenica (Geitoneura klugii) is a species of butterfly belonging to the Nymphalidae family of the Lepidoptera order. It is a southern Australian butterfly that is easily camouflaged because of its resemblance to the ground where it is usually found fluttering. It can be identified based on certain characteristics. It has a wingspan of about 38 ...more ↓
Oenosandra boisduvalii
The Boisduval's Autumn Moth (Oenosandra boisduvalii) is a moth of the Oenosandridae family and only member of the Oenosandra genus. It is found in the southern half of Australia, including Tasmania.
Granny's Cloak Moth
Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the north-east quarter of Australia and Tasmania. Strays have been recorded on Norfolk Island and in New Zealand.
Large Spotted Ladybird
Harmonia conformis (the large spotted ladybird) is a species of ladybird (the family Coccinellidae). It has a light reddish appearance and its colouration includes 20 large black spots, 18 of which are found on the elytra (wing covers). They are quite large for ladybirds, being about 6-7 mm long. It is a predator of other insects, eating aphids as both a larva and imago ...more ↓
Southern Austroicetes
The Southern Austroicetes (Austroicetes frater) is an Australian grasshopper in the genus Austroicetes. It is found in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.
White-banded Grass-dart
The White-banded Grass-dart (Taractrocera papyria) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Flame Sedge-skipper
The Flame Sedge-skipper (Hesperilla idothea) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
Yellow-banded Dart
Ocybadistes walkeri, commonly known as the Greenish Grass-dart, Green Grass-dart, Southern Dart or Yellow-banded Dart, is a type of butterfly known as a Skipper found in eastern and southern Australia, with one subspecies found in the Northern Territory.
Dominula Skipper
The Two-brand Grass-skipper or Dominula Skipper (Anisynta dominula) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains of New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
Donnysa Skipper
The Donnysa Skipper or Varied Sedge Skipper (Hesperilla donnysa) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Hobart Brown
The Hobart Brown (Argynnina hobartia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to Tasmania.
Bright Copper
Paralucia aurifer, commonly known as the Bright Copper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae.
Common Grass Blue
Zizina labradus, commonly known as the Common Grass Blue, Grass Blue, or Clover Blue, is a small Australian butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.
Metallic Ringtail
The Metallic ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus) is an Australian damselfly. It is widely distributed in Tasmania, Victoria, eastern New South Wales and south eastern Queensland. They are a thin, medium-sized damselfly with a green and gold or bluish green and gold coloration. Each abdominal segment is marked by a pale "ring"; this combined with its glossy metallic coloration ...more ↓
Blue Ringtail
The Blue Ringtail (Austrolestes annulosus) is an Australian damselfly. It is found in most of the continent.
Slender Ringtail
The Slender Ringtail (Austrolestes analis) is an Australian damselfly in the family Lestidae.
Tasmanian Darner
The Tasmanian Darner (Austroaeschna tasmanica), is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, which includes some of the world's largest dragonflies. It is found in Tasmania, Australia. The species was first described by Robert Tillyard in 1916 and inhabits streams and rivers....
Tau Emerald
The Tau Emerald (Hemicordulia tau), is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in all parts of Australia except northern Queensland and north-western Western Australia. The species was first described by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1871.
Blue-spotted Hawker
The Blue Spotted Hawker (Adversaeschna brevistyla) is a monotypic species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae.
