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Two-tailed Gumtree Gall (Apiomorpha duplex)Observer
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Field Notes - No idea what made this, never seen one before. Found on the end of an approx 4ft eucalypt sapling in sandy soil near cliff tops over Bundanoon Creek.
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White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)Observer
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Field Notes - White-faced heron. Two sighted perched on poles in farmland paddocks.
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Genus LepispilusObserver
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Field Notes - Beetle dug up in the garden. One sighted. Approx 2cm.
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Guinea-Flowers (Genus Hibbertia)Observer
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Field Notes - Low growing guinea flower in limestone and shale soil. Common in the area. Small furry leaves.
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Field Notes - Spikey shrub approx 50cm high. Common in the area. Sandy soil.
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Red Five-Corners (Styphelia tubiflora)Observer
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Field Notes - Red five corners/ styphelia tubiflora. Growing in sandy soil near cliff tops. Numerous plants in a small area. Spikey leaves.
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Bare-nosed Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)Observer
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Field Notes - Common wombat feeding on the lawns. Two sighted within 200 metres. Common in the area.
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Mustard-bellied Snake (Drysdalia rhodogaster)Observer
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Field Notes - Found dead on a fire trail. Recently killed. Approx 30-40cm long. Regularly encountered hiking in the Southern Highlands.
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White-stemmed Acacia Moth (Chelepteryx chalepteryx)Observer
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Field Notes - Approx 5-7cm wingspan moth. One sighted. Orange underwing visible. Everyone thought it was a leaf on the ground.
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Common Ring-tailed Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)Observer
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Field Notes - A pair of ringtail possums playing silly buggers in our garden.
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Genus OxycanusObserver
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Field Notes - Approx 4cm long moth. One sighted.
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Water Snowflake (Nymphoides indica)Observer
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Field Notes - Nymphoides indica /water snowflake. Common in the area. Some of the leaves were almost half a metre in diameter.
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Peron's Laughing Tree Frog (Litoria peronii)Observer
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Field Notes - Small emerald spotted tree frog found on a lawn next to the national park. One sighted.
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Large Crane Flies (Family Tipulidae)Observer
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Field Notes - Crane fly soaking up the afternoon sun. Female? With red ovipositor visible. One sighted.
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster)Observer
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Field Notes - White bellied Sea eagle. One sighted on the Shoalhaven River. Approx 6ft wing span. Impressive bird flew past us twice at tree level.
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Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)Observer
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Field Notes - Dark paws, black nose, thick shaggy build, short arms and odd movement. Common wallaroo. Four sighted on the banks of the Shoalhaven River at Tallowa Dam camp ground.
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White Porch Spider (Cryptachaea gigantipes)Observer
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Field Notes - Approx 2cm leg span. One sighted.
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Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii)Observer
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Field Notes - Three striped marsh frogs hanging out with a slug under a pot plant. Good times.
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Bark-mimicking Grasshopper (Coryphistes ruricola)Observer
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Field Notes - Approx 5cm grasshopper. Brilliant camouflage. One sighted.
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Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)Observer
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Field Notes - Lace monitor approx 4-5ft long. Appeared to have just fed and quite sluggish. One sighted.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Field Notes - Approx 1.5cm tiger moth. Found dead in the garden. One sighted.
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Proteuxoa restitutaObserver
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Field Notes - Approx 2cm moth. One sighted.
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Genus MitrasacmeObserver
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Field Notes - Low growing ground cover. Small leaves and four petalled white flowers. Common in the area. Swampy sandstone heath.
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Bonnet Orchid (Cryptostylis erecta)Observer
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Field Notes - Bonnet orchid, cryptostylis erecta. One sighted in swampy heath.
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Ghost Fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis)Observer
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Field Notes - Ghost mushroom approx 20cm wide. Growing in an abandoned graveyard. Several sighted.
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Field Notes - Approx 3cm. Brilliant camouflage. Orange underwings visible in flight.
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Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus)Observer
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Field Notes - Tiger snake approx 1-1.2m. Head held low, ribs flared like a cobra. Stripes visible. Basking on a cool day on the margins of she oak woodland and teatree swamp. Nearly walked into it. Beautiful creatures.
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Fruit Piercing Moth (Oraesia emarginata)Observer
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Field Notes - Rough profiled moth approx 2cm. One sighted.
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Flower-feeding March Fly (Scaptia auriflua)Observer
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Field Notes - 1-2cm decorated flesh fly? One sighted.
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Spined Citrus Bug (Biprorulus bibax)Observer
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Field Notes - Spined citrus bug approx 2cm long. 2 sighted on citrus plant.
