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7 0 Scribbly Gum Moth larvae

Scribbly Gum Moth larvae

by ShannaBMaroochydore, Queensland, Australia

Scribbly Gum Moth larvae mine

1 2 Gum Tree Earwig

Gum Tree Earwig

by LeanneGardnerQueensland, Australia

bark of gum

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Mrs LinnellTasmania, Australia

Has six legs so must be a type of insect, firm soft outer body

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Distant observer4702, Queensland, Australia

Looks like gum leaves which are laying ...

1 1 Enamel spider

Enamel spider

by ArgybeeVictoria, Australia

A very common spider of about 20mm long distinguished by it's dramatically ...

2 5 Red Gum Lerp Psyllid nymph

Red Gum Lerp Psyllid nymph

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Red and yellow nymph introduced from Australia. The adult can be seen at ...

4 3 Gum Tree Scale (lerp #14)

Gum Tree Scale (lerp #14)

by martinlVictoria, Australia

Small green bug without eyes or wings living

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

15mm beige moth. Rounded arrow head shape with narrow apex. Irregular speckles. ...

0 0 Midge

Midge

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

about .75 of the size of a mosquito

0 1 Yellow-dotted Gum Tree Shield Bug

Yellow-dotted Gum Tree Shield Bug

by Argy BeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

Black with small gold spots 12mm long (quite dead)

2 2 Cracker

Cracker

by Jack DobieBrisbane, Queensland, Australia

It had a fat stem and a smooth soft cap. It's cap was a kind of beige colour ...

2 10 Spotting

Spotting

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

5cm hard but velvety shapeless mass. No scent noted, no ribs or other ...

0 0 Stingless Bee

Stingless Bee

by AndresDuarte

Stingless bee but don't know anything more. Small sting less bee with pure ...

0 6 Gum Nut Leaf Beetle

Gum Nut Leaf Beetle

by JemmaWalnut Creek, California, USA

mimic eucalyptus seed nuts.

0 0 Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

Probably 3cm tip to toe

3 0 Koala

Koala

by kunoirRedcliffe, Queensland, Australia

Very cute little baby Koala.

0 0 Click beetle

Click beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A large click beetle. Most click beetles hide

0 0 Comb-clawed Beetle - 4

Comb-clawed Beetle - 4

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This beetle was about 7 mm with metallic blue elytra, thorax and head. Legs ...

0 0 Ellipsidion Cockroach

Ellipsidion Cockroach

by CharliePriceTasmania, Australia

About 2cms long , see through coat on , with wood textured patterns underneath ...

6 0 Pseudo Scorpion

Pseudo Scorpion

by TamDaltonNSW, Australia

The abdomen is only a few millimetres long. 8 legs Segmented body Large ...

1 1 Green Face Gum Hopper

Green Face Gum Hopper

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

About 1cm reddish mottled with a white band across the back. Big green head and ...

0 3 Autumn Gum Moth caterpillar

Autumn Gum Moth caterpillar

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

about 1 cm green caterpillar in large numbers

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KatieAshton-MckenzieNew South Wales, Australia

've also found them when I peeled a bit of bark off the

5 0 Inky-caps ozonium

Inky-caps ozonium

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Several of these small clumps of spiky looking stuff were pushing up through a ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

2cm umbrella. Off-white with pink bloom. White gills and thick white stem. ...

0 2 Lerp(Red Gum Lerp Psyllid)

Lerp(Red Gum Lerp Psyllid)

by JemmaCalifornia, USA

The leaves on the eucalyptus tree seemed to ...

6 7 Twisted moth

Twisted moth

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

From some angles it looks like a toy airplane from others like a broken

3 0 Two-lined Gum Leafhopper

Two-lined Gum Leafhopper

by ArgybeeVictoria, Australia

Bright orange head, thorax and eyes. black

0 0 Glossy Shield Bug

Glossy Shield Bug

by StephenSolomons2262, New South Wales, Australia

3-4mm red or orange abdomen with black head and thorax (1st or 2nd instar (only ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by StephenSolomonsNew South Wales, Australia

Under 1 cm dark brown and white markings

0 1 Common Crow Chrysalis

Common Crow Chrysalis

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

2 to 2.5cm clear cocoon with oily metallic colour

0 0 Sweetgum

Sweetgum

by LouNapierFlorida, USA

. Fruits are spiny and capsule shaped. The

3 3 Tortoise leaf beetle

Tortoise leaf beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A new beetle for me! This shiny leaf beetle has eight orange dots on the ...

0 0 Leafhopper

Leafhopper

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

Under 5mm, green. Highly exaggerated ...

0 0 Ants

Ants

by StephenSolomonsNew South Wales, Australia

over 1cm. stocky black ants with red upper legs and black lower legs

6 3 Bright Twisted Moth

Bright Twisted Moth

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A fantastic dry gum-leaf mimic with a wing ...

1 0 White Punk -rotting

White Punk -rotting

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

a pale fertile under surface and a silken ...

1 0 Trogia straminea

Trogia straminea

by Argy BeeVictoria, Australia

About 70mm across; brown and grey radial tones cap depressed in centre with ...

0 0 Variable Ladybird

Variable Ladybird

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

metres 10 x 1 x 1 and a dozen Cobbler's Pegs plants among grass and

1 5 Green Wrap-around Spider

Green Wrap-around Spider

by StephenSolomonsNew South Wales, Australia

1cm well camouflaged flat green spider

2 8 Yoyetta species

Yoyetta species

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

This narrow bodied small cicada-like insect was about 25 mm long. Its head, ...

1 2 Orange Flatid Planthopper

Orange Flatid Planthopper

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

This was an exciting little find but I have not been able to make a better ...

1 0 Lepiota

Lepiota

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This delicate fungus had a broadly conical pale creamy-yellow cap about 25 mm ...

2 0 Garrha Moth

Garrha Moth

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This small silky peach-coloured moth had a large irregularly shaped black patch ...

8 3 Oecophorine Moth

Oecophorine Moth

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A slim moth with pale wings and brown markings. Wing span would be about 20 mm. ...

2 0 Dyer's Polypore

Dyer's Polypore

by flowntheloopGeorgia, USA

attached. Dusting of spores appears white. Growing in a cluster along a root ...

4 3 Replete Anthelid Moth Caterpillar

Replete Anthelid Moth Caterpillar

by LeubaUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

A 5 cm long dark brown caterpillar with tufts of golden yellow bristles through ...

1 0 Rough-barked Apple

Rough-barked Apple

by Neil RossToowoomba, QLD, Australia

, rusty gum,

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