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1 1 Tiny acacia weevils

Tiny acacia weevils

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Very small weevils (about 4mm) exploring a large broad leafed acacia.

4 1 Red velvet mite

Red velvet mite

by Mark Ridgway

Resting under the leaves of a Victorian Christmas bush this two-toned red ...

1 0 Lumpy weevil

Lumpy weevil

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Very similar to the elephant weevil spotted on the same day but this one had a ...

1 1 Striped comb-clawed beetle

Striped comb-clawed beetle

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 25mm long. Exploring ti-tree.

2 1 White-winged Araneus

White-winged Araneus

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Body length about 5mm this momma was guarding a nest with about 50 babies in ...

2 0 Gum leaf hopper nymphs

Gum leaf hopper nymphs

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A good cluster of leaf hopper nymphs with apparently 2 stages present. Couldn't ...

0 0 Softwing flower beetle

Softwing flower beetle

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 12mm long; olive green with bright orange between segments.

6 3 Green Grass-dart

Green Grass-dart

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

nature reserve.

9 5 Golden Stag beetle (♀)

Golden Stag beetle (♀)

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

These can vary from copper-gold to a deep blue colour. This one is female and ...

2 0 Furry green leaf beetle

Furry green leaf beetle

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Small eucalyptus leaf beetles probably Edusella sp. I have seen some very ...

4 2 Hamilton's Orb weaver

Hamilton's Orb weaver

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Web built in the top of a Goodenia plant. Body about 14mm long.

2 2 Eucalyptus stem weevil

Eucalyptus stem weevil

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 6mm long this one looks very similar to Gonipterus genus but has some ...

2 0 Unknown Clerid Beetle

Unknown Clerid Beetle

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 12 mm long, this narrow beetle had shiny black elytra with two white ...

16 5 Wrap around spider

Wrap around spider

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Oops.. the fly should not have chosen this branch. Well camouflaged, this ...

3 0 Thymbrinid leaf hopper

Thymbrinid leaf hopper

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

An interesting little bull-headed mottled hopper on small eucy sapling. About ...

7 4 Acacia leaf beetle larva

Acacia leaf beetle larva

by Mark RidgwayUpwey, Victoria, Australia

Tiny spotty balloon on legs looks almost ready to become an adult leaf beetle. ...

5 3 Ant mimic beetle

Ant mimic beetle

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A small clerid beetle moving and marked like an ant. About 12mm long. Same as ...

17 4 Flower feeding horse fly

Flower feeding horse fly

by Mark Ridgway

A rainy day seems to encourage small critters to stay put even with a camera in ...

4 0 Spiny Leaf Beetle

Spiny Leaf Beetle

by Leuba RidgwayUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

A small black beetle about 10 mm long with spiny uneven elytra with numerous ...

0 2 Rice Stink Bug

Rice Stink Bug

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 10mm long this little bug had a fairly plain but pitted surface and a ...

2 0 Wattle stem borer

Wattle stem borer

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

About 25mm long. Hiding deep in a Goodenia plant on a rainy day. It's got a ...

5 0 Predatory Shield Bug

Predatory Shield Bug

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A scary looking mask on a small shield bug is probably justified as these are ...

3 0 Acacia Horned Treehopper

Acacia Horned Treehopper

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Attended by large red and black ants these little hoppers very very well ...

0 0 Yellow-winged Locust

Yellow-winged Locust

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A small grasshopper with brown wings, head an thorax. The head had pale lateral ...

1 0 Australian Grass Pyrgomorph

Australian Grass Pyrgomorph

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A narrow streamlined grasshopper about 30 mm long with short flattened ...

1 2 Unknown Leafhoopper

Unknown Leafhoopper

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This leafhopper was about 7 mm long with a pale yellow thorax and abdomen. ...

0 0 Fairy Moth

Fairy Moth

by Leuba Ridgway

An 8 mm moth with glittering zones of rainbow colours. The wings were tented ...

0 0 Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle

Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle

by Leuba Ridgway

This 20 mm beetle had bright brick red ridged elytra and darkly tinted hind ...

4 0 Jumping Spider - male & female

Jumping Spider - male & female

by Leuba RidgwayUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Another smalle jumping spider where the male is about 4 mm long and female ...

12 8 Fairy moth

Fairy moth

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A tiny moth (8mm long) with very long antennae and vivid metallic colours. Very ...

0 0 Large Tachinid fly (♂)

Large Tachinid fly (♂)

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

flyA large with about 30mm wingspan. Solitary and apparently searching for ...

1 0 Acacia Midge Galls

Acacia Midge Galls

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

The main picture shows a dissected gall exposing larvae at various stages of ...

1 1 Leaf mining sawfly

Leaf mining sawfly

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Very often we find eucalyptus leaves that have been delaminated and puffed into ...

2 4 Freshwater Seed Shrimp

Freshwater Seed Shrimp

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Commonly called seed shrimps these Crustaceans were about 1 mm in length. They ...

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