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5 0 Stringybark

Stringybark

by MacChristiansenNew South Wales, Australia

2 2 Click Beetle

Click Beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

a red head beetle.

5 3 Emperor gum moth

Emperor gum moth

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

Newly hatched emperor moths.

0 0 Tortoise leaf beetle

Tortoise leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A red/brown beetle with white blotches and some black marks near the base and ...

11 5 Paropsisterna fulvoguttata

Paropsisterna fulvoguttata

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A surprise find. This is the first time I have seen this rare species.

12 4 Pied Lacewing

Pied Lacewing

by Saumya WanniarachchiCreswick, Victoria, Australia

This lacewing species belonging to the family Osmylidae have dark black/blue ...

1 1 Click beetle

Click beetle

by martinlMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

These two click beetles are rather plain but with deeply ridged elytra and ...

0 0 Green Duck-billed Leafhopper

Green Duck-billed Leafhopper

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

# duck billed leafhopper So far it looks like one of the Tribe Nirvanini, being ...

1 6 Crepidotus Fungi

Crepidotus Fungi

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

No scent, no spores taken

0 1 Cauliflower fungi

Cauliflower fungi

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

On the base of a large stringybark ...

0 1 Postia pelliculosa

Postia pelliculosa

by ArgyBeeVictoria, Australia

A three-part bracket fungus thick, pinkish, hairy on top, teeth-tubes ...

1 0 Gumnut leaf beetle

Gumnut leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A dull brown leaf beetle with knotty elytra. This might be Trachymela sloane ...

1 0 Leaf beetle

Leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A dark rotund leaf beetle with somewhat lined puncturation on the elytra and an ...

6 3 Bark gnawing beetle

Bark gnawing beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A minute red spotted bark gnawing beetle.

7 3 Garden Orb Weaving Spider

Garden Orb Weaving Spider

by kdpicturemakerNew South Wales, Australia

Golden yellow & orange marked spider, large bulbous abdomen, tiny black eyes, ...

3 0 Leaf beetle

Leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A small convex, ovate, leaf beetle, preferring

1 0 White Mahogany (stringybark)

White Mahogany (stringybark)

by Neil RossToowoomba, QLD, Australia

"yellow stringybark" in parts of ...

6 1 Gilled saprobic fungi

Gilled saprobic fungi

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Fresh gilled fungi coming through the bark of a very healthy looking

13 6 Red Beard Orchid

Red Beard Orchid

by Mark RidgwayBelgrave South, Victoria, Australia

A dramatic flower about 300mm above ground on a straight stem (slightly thicker ...

1 0 Postia pelliculosa

Postia pelliculosa

by ArgyBeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

About 150mm wide, 80mm thick and apporx. 1.6 metres above the ground - coarse ...

0 0 Mycena nargan

Mycena nargan

by ArgyBeeVictoria, Australia

Several small mushrooms (about 12mm across cap) with tan-black, white spots, ...

1 3 Bark mimicking grasshopper

Bark mimicking grasshopper

by martinlVictoria, Australia

A tiny cryptic grasshopper well hidden on the bark of a

0 2 Small emerald moth

Small emerald moth

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 20mm across; no wavy patterns noticeable; grey fringe?; yellow costa; ...

0 0 Scopula perlata (♀)

Scopula perlata (♀)

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Approximately 20mm across. Attractive all white with a slight pearly sheen to ...

2 1 Lycogala terrestre

Lycogala terrestre

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Several tiny orange-yellow blobs appeared on the end of a large wet eucalyptus ...

10 7 Tree-running Mantid (nymph)

Tree-running Mantid (nymph)

by DanielePralongBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

Ciulfina is a genus of small, tree-dwelling mantises in the Family Liturgusidae ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

From the freshly cut end of a eucalyptus log these ripply topped plate fungi ...

5 3 Saffron leaf beetle

Saffron leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

This crisp clean beetle is an early surprise to welcome spring. Its porcelain ...

3 0 Common Flat-pea

Common Flat-pea

by Mark RidgwayBelgrave South, Victoria, Australia

Only one photo was good for this. I'll add more later. Plant is low, long stems ...

2 0 Button Everlasting

Button Everlasting

by Mark RidgwayBelgrave South, Victoria, Australia

An asteraceae which looks frayed around the margin when fresh :) Flowers about ...

2 1 Wallflower or Donkey Orchid

Wallflower or Donkey Orchid

by Mark RidgwayBelgrave South, Victoria, Australia

On a fine straight stem about 30cm tall. Not sure if the white marks on the ...

3 0 Broad-leaved White Mahogany (stringybark)

Broad-leaved White Mahogany (stringybark)

by Neil RossBrisbane, QLD, Australia

"stringybark", one of many fibrous-barked ...

2 6 Striated Pardalote

Striated Pardalote

by lori.tasTasmania, Australia

A very small (9cm, 3.5 inches), short-tailed bird that is more often heard than ...

2 2 Gumnut leaf beetle

Gumnut leaf beetle

by martinlVictoria, Australia

This hemispherical leaf beetle (family = Chrysomelidae) is plain brown and ...

3 4 Marbled Xenica

Marbled Xenica

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A small butterfly with closed wings showing a mottled pattern of tan, cream and ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Some single and some clumped the largest were about 30mm across. Quite dry on ...

0 1 Pomaderris shield bug

Pomaderris shield bug

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Found exploring a pomaderris bush this two-toned shield bug had a white spot at ...

5 2 Sandava scitisignata

Sandava scitisignata

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A pretty medium sized moth with bold patterns of orange, white, black. About ...

0 1 Thymbrini Leafhopper

Thymbrini Leafhopper

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

Short-term memory glitch makes the nomenclature difficult to remember so ...

0 0 Tortoise leaf beetle

Tortoise leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A nice light variation of this variable beetle. This is the first time spotting ...

0 0 Yellow Rice-flower

Yellow Rice-flower

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A very leggy open shrub with leaves layered along the stems and clusters of ...

4 1 Pentatomid bug

Pentatomid bug

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A smart looking stink bug in black with striking yellow and white pattern. ...

1 9 Prostrate Goodenia

Prostrate Goodenia

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Flower about 35mm across and about 20cm above the ground. The stem had very few ...

1 0 Black leaf beetle

Black leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

This highly polished black beetle was found under bark and not on leaves as ...

1 0 Lined leaf beetle

Lined leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

This black leaf beetle has shiny black elytra and several light stripes along ...

1 6 Black pollen beetle

Black pollen beetle

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This little hand-sucker beetle had dark metallic elytra with slight tints of ...

3 0 Australian Chanterelle

Australian Chanterelle

by CharliePriceTasmania, Australia

Apricot orange funnel shapped cap , decurrent gills, they are often forked or ...

1 3 Diemenia rubromarginata

Diemenia rubromarginata

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This attractive little bug was sitting on a broken branch stump on a large ...

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