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Dinotoperla sp.
About 25mm long overall. Resting on a blade of ghania grass by the edge of a lake.
In a local nature reserve and flood mitigation basin.
"Adults fly or crawl near the water’s edge but are very inconspicuous and not nearly as long-lived as the nymphs. Many species in southern Australia take at least a year to grow from an egg to a mature nymph ready to emerge. These insects are characteristic of cool flowing waters at altitudes above 200m and only a few species are found in warmer lowland rivers." - Victoria Museum
order: PLECOPTERA
family: GRIPOPTERYGIDAE
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Oct 9, 2014
Submitted on Oct 10, 2014
1 Comment
Well done - great spotting Mark !