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Insects & Inverts

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Insects are one of the world's mega-groups - such a diverse show of species. Insects are not too difficult to find, not to hard to photograph but they are difficult to understand their life styles and habits. Join this project to explore the world of insects in Australia.

  • Kimberi Pullen identified a sighting

    Sighting Bug, Lygaeidae

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    Sighted 28 Mar 2018
    Kimberi Pullen 8 December 2019
    Physopelta
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    Taxonomy: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera: Largidae: Physopelta
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  • Kimberi Pullen identified a sighting

    Sighting Fly on grass (plus another dipteran)

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    Sighted 22 Mar 2017
    Kimberi Pullen 3 December 2019
    Muscidae
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    Taxonomy: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Diptera: Muscidae
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  • Linda Sulakatku identified a sighting

    Sighting Unidentified possibly pentatomidae

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    Sighted 2 Nov 2019
    Linda Sulakatku 6 November 2019
    Hemiptera
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    Taxonomy: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera
    Linda Sulakatku says

    Found on chair on deck of house so no plant to relate to

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  • Linda Sulakatku added a sighting

    Unidentified possibly pentatomidae

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    Sighted 2 Nov 2019

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  • Carol Page described a sighting

    Sighting UNID Jumping spider

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    Sighted 26 Dec 2018
    Carol Page 5 October 2019
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    Carol Page says

    same as 123332 unid

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  • Daniel Heald identified a sighting

    Sighting Not A Green Longicorn

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    Sighted 27 Nov 2015
    Daniel Heald 7 July 2019
    Hylotrupes bajulus
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    Taxonomy: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Hylotrupes: bajulus
    Common Names: Beetles, Cerambycids, European house borer
    Daniel Heald says

    Bit late to report this now :/

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  • Ken Walker described a sighting

    Sighting Unidentified insect

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    Sighted 13 Jun 2019
    Ken Walker 1 July 2019
    Tagged With bowerbird is closing down
    Ken Walker says

    Hi Hermit -- BowerBird is in the process of closing down. We suggest you move your activities to iNaturalist where there is a BowerBird project and much identification assistance is available. Few people are now looking at BowerBird.

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  • Hermit described a sighting

    Sighting Unidentified insect

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    Sighted 13 Jun 2019
    Hermit 1 July 2019
    Tagged With aggressively defensive
    Hermit says

    Looked like a VERY large cricket but did not hop, it walked everywhere, and instead of jumping/flying/running away when threatened with a finger, it chose to attack, front feet raised and mandibles (?) spread, it advanced several rapid steps forward.

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  • Hermit added a sighting

    Unidentified insect

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    Sighted 13 Jun 2019
    27 mill st minyip Vic 3392

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  • Rose Robin described a sighting

    Sighting Bee, Leafcutter, Megachilidae, Lithurgus Lithurge atratus. Update: likely Hibiscus heterophyllus pollen on this beautiful insect's back.

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    Sighted 26 Apr 2019
    Rose Robin 22 June 2019
    Tagged With hibiscus heterophyllus pollen
    Rose Robin says

    Wow, thank you Michael - great to know! Pretty sure I've seen those flowers on a nearby property.

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