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Observer

addy_s

Date

April 2024

Description

Found under a rock in the dirt.

order- Dermaptera

European Earwig Complex - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
bec9's ID: European Earwig Complex (Complex Forficula auricularia)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Australian Black Field Cricket (Teleogryllus commodus)

Observer

ayshabughunt

Date

April 26, 2024

Description

Found midday under plant leaves along ground. Order identified using Caterpillarscount dichotomous key; https://caterpillarscount.unc.edu/pdfs/Dichotomous%20Keys%20to%20Arthropod%20Orders.pdf

Australian Black Field Cricket - Photo (c) Danilo Hegg, all rights reserved, uploaded by Danilo Hegg
bec9's ID: Australian Black Field Cricket (Teleogryllus commodus)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Ants (Family Formicidae)

Observer

shayhera-singh

Date

April 20, 2024

Description

Order: Hymenoptera
Found 20th April 2024

Common ant found all throughout backyard. Was frozen and humanely killed to allow ventral photos to be taken.

Ants - Photo (c) Gerónimo Martín Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Gerónimo Martín Alonso
bec9's ID: Ants (Family Formicidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)

Observer

shashaaa

Date

April 22, 2024

Description

Collection information: Was found resting under a rock.

ID Resource: Australian Invertebrate Orders online: https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/TFI/

Ground Beetles - Photo (c) c_hutton, all rights reserved, uploaded by c_hutton
bec9's ID: Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)

Observer

emmy2509

Date

April 22, 2024

Place

Dry Creek (Google, OSM)

Description

Found in leaf litter at Dry Creek, Wynn Vale region.

The specimen was put in the fridge to slow movement to allow for identification. The Specimen was released to where it was initially found later that day.

Identified using Lucid Central CSIRO's What Bug is That? dichotomous key

Ground Beetles - Photo (c) c_hutton, all rights reserved, uploaded by c_hutton
bec9's ID: Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

austinje

Date

April 26, 2024 01:39 PM ACST
Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
bec9's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Bronze Fieldbeetle (Adelium brevicorne)

Observer

ayshabughunt

Date

April 4, 2024

Description

Found afternoon under leaf litter. Order identified using lucid central key, orders of Australia; https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/csiro/what_bug_is_that/orders_of_australia.html

Bronze Fieldbeetle - Photo (c) Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders
bec9's ID: Bronze Fieldbeetle (Adelium brevicorne)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Bronze Fieldbeetle (Adelium brevicorne)

Date

April 21, 2024
Bronze Fieldbeetle - Photo (c) Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders
bec9's ID: Bronze Fieldbeetle (Adelium brevicorne)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Ants (Family Formicidae)

Observer

philip-roetman

Date

April 26, 2024 11:10 AM ACST
Ants - Photo (c) Gerónimo Martín Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Gerónimo Martín Alonso
bec9's ID: Ants (Family Formicidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

graciejhvaughan

Date

April 26, 2024
Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
bec9's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Cutworm Moths and Allies (Family Noctuidae)

Observer

rubyfr1ck9

Date

April 26, 2024 02:05 PM ACST

Description

Found in the garden, caught in a jar then placed in the fridge for 3 minutes.

Cutworm Moths and Allies - Photo (c) Chris Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Cook
bec9's ID: Cutworm Moths and Allies (Family Noctuidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)

Observer

rubyfr1ck9

Date

April 26, 2024 02:06 PM ACST

Description

Found in the garden, caught in a jar then placed in the fridge for 3 minutes.

German Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Sid Mosdell, some rights reserved (CC BY)
bec9's ID: German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Observer

rubyfr1ck9

Date

April 26, 2024 02:10 PM ACST

Description

Found in the garden, caught in a jar then placed in the fridge for 3 minutes.

Flies - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz
bec9's ID: Flies (Order Diptera)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Ants (Family Formicidae)

Observer

rubyfr1ck9

Date

April 26, 2024 02:12 PM ACST

Description

Found in the garden, caught in a jar then placed in the fridge for 3 minutes.

Ants - Photo (c) Gerónimo Martín Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Gerónimo Martín Alonso
bec9's ID: Ants (Family Formicidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

rileyh20

Date

April 26, 2024

Description

Found around/on leaves of several artichoke plants in a raised garden bed, found along with other individuals of clearly the same species. Observed during midday in a rural backyard.

Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
bec9's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Observer

chenran-sun

Date

April 26, 2024 01:03 PM ACST

Description

Observed on the pathway in UoA

Halyini - Photo (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
bec9's ID: Tribe Halyini, a member of Stink Bugs (Family Pentatomidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Ants (Family Formicidae)

Observer

zaczidek

Date

April 22, 2024

Description

Found under rock, protecting smaller ants

Ants - Photo (c) Gerónimo Martín Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Gerónimo Martín Alonso
bec9's ID: Ants (Family Formicidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Observer

cicadaexplorer

Date

March 29, 2024 06:46 AM ACDT
Epicompsa xanthocrossa - Photo (c) dhfischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by dhfischer
bec9's ID: Epicompsa xanthocrossa, a member of Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Ants (Family Formicidae)

Observer

cara_i

Date

April 6, 2024

Description

Found wandering on pavement

Lucid central key aided in order identification.
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/csiro/what_bug_is_that/orders_of_australia.html

Ants - Photo (c) Gerónimo Martín Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Gerónimo Martín Alonso
bec9's ID: Ants (Family Formicidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Observer

insiderelic

Date

April 26, 2024 01:29 PM ACST

Description

Host species is Enchylaena tomentosa.

Host observation
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/209439695

Asphondylia tonsura - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by insiderelic
bec9's ID: Asphondylia tonsura, a member of Gall Midges (Subfamily Cecidomyiinae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Bronze Fieldbeetle (Adelium brevicorne)

Observer

jessiealber

Date

April 13, 2024

Description

Found on log along Karrawirra Pari/ River Torrens

Bronze Fieldbeetle - Photo (c) Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders
bec9's ID: Bronze Fieldbeetle (Adelium brevicorne)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)

Observer

adelynn_hamilton

Date

April 25, 2024 01:48 PM ACST
German Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Sid Mosdell, some rights reserved (CC BY)
bec9's ID: German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

adelynn_hamilton

Date

April 25, 2024
Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
bec9's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

April 25, 2024 03:03 PM ACST

Description

On Melaleuca lanceolata in Hallett Cove CP.

Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
bec9's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Observer

toboote

Date

April 26, 2024 01:59 PM ACST
Abantiades - Photo (c) Michael Keogh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Michael Keogh
bec9's ID: Genus Abantiades, a member of Swift Moths (Family Hepialidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Observer

edenjag

Date

April 25, 2024 09:17 PM ACST

Description

Under leaf litter at night

Order justifications:

  • Chewing mouthparts
  • Long antennae
  • Abdomen narrowly connected by propodeum
  • Six legs
Ants - Photo (c) Gerónimo Martín Alonso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Gerónimo Martín Alonso
bec9's ID: Ants (Family Formicidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Observer

a1836916

Date

April 25, 2024

Description

Found at noon on a tree trunk by the Torrens River.

Scarabs - Photo (c) Barbara Moreno Martinez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Barbara Moreno Martinez
bec9's ID: Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Chalcopterus Beetles (Genus Chalcopteroides)

Observer

missjae

Date

April 14, 2024 04:04 PM ACST
Chalcopterus Beetles - Photo (c) rachel hughes, all rights reserved, uploaded by rachel hughes
bec9's ID: Chalcopterus Beetles (Genus Chalcopteroides)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)

Observer

emmy2509

Date

April 22, 2024

Place

Dry Creek (Google, OSM)

Description

found in leaf litter in Dry Creek

This specimen was placed in the fridge after collecting so that identification could occur.

Identified using Lucid Central CSIRO's What Bug is That? dichotomous key

Ground Beetles - Photo (c) c_hutton, all rights reserved, uploaded by c_hutton
bec9's ID: Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

finlayhesson

Date

April 26, 2024

Description

Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Hymenoptera

Western Honey Bee - Photo (c) Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir, all rights reserved, uploaded by Georges-Alexandre Cotnoir
bec9's ID: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Added on April 26, 2024
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