28-30 September 2023 trip to Central West NSW
I planned a trip to the Central West to attend this event near Garema: Loam's Soil Carbon Field Day - soil carbon projects for cropping and mixed farms🌱. My parents came along because they wanted to see spring flowers, especially canola.
Here are the observations I took during the trip, and I was surprised to see so many adult Amegilla sp. in Orange.
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Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis)Observer
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Dead on the ground
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Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliata)Observer
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I suspect A. altissima due to the reddish stems.
I don't think it's Murraya koenigii because the leaves lack the distinctive smell when crushed.
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Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)Observer
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2 individuals courting
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Blue-banded and Allied Digger Bees (Genus Amegilla)Observer
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On Prostanthera rotundifolia. I failed to catch this one.
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Blue-banded and Allied Digger Bees (Genus Amegilla)Observer
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On Lavandula stoechas. Sample kept alive. Unfortunately, it died within a few hours, so I preserved it in methylated spirits prior to submitting it to a research project at WSU.
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Striped Ladybird (Micraspis frenata)Observer
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On Acer sp.
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Felt Scales (Family Eriococcidae)Observer
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On cultivated Acacia obtusifolia.
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Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus)Observer
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Asian Paper Wasp (Polistes chinensis)Observer
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Same individual - first on Wisteria sinensis then on Prunus laurocerasus.
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