21-22 October trip to Hunter Valley and Dubbo

This is a trip where I volunteered as a research assistant for a PhD student collecting thrips.

Posted on October 24, 2023 11:19 AM by carl_ramirez carl_ramirez

Observations

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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

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Date

October 21, 2023 11:11 AM AEDT

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Ochna (Ochna serrulata)

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October 21, 2023 10:27 AM AEDT

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Purpletop (Verbena bonariensis)

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Date

October 21, 2023 11:14 AM AEDT

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Blue-banded and Allied Digger Bees (Genus Amegilla)

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Date

October 21, 2023 11:14 AM AEDT

Description

Pollinating Verbena bonariensis.
Sample collected and sent to a research project.

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Date

October 21, 2023 11:14 AM AEDT

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Date

October 21, 2023 12:33 PM AEDT

Description

I caught it while flying. Sample preserved in ethanol

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Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

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October 21, 2023 12:46 PM AEDT

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Bull Thistle Gall Fly (Urophora stylata)

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October 21, 2023 12:46 PM AEDT

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Date

October 21, 2023 12:59 PM AEDT

Description

On a cultivated Ficus carica.

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Moth Plant (Araujia sericifera)

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October 21, 2023 03:04 PM AEDT

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Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)

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Date

October 21, 2023 03:42 PM AEDT

Description

On a cultivated Grevillea robusta.

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October 21, 2023 06:43 PM AEDT

Description

On a cultivated Hymenosporum flavum.

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October 22, 2023 08:14 AM AEDT

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Monocots (Class Liliopsida)

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October 22, 2023 11:03 AM AEDT

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Shell Mound Pricklypear (Opuntia stricta)

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October 22, 2023 11:03 AM AEDT

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European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

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October 22, 2023 12:13 PM AEDT

Description

On cultivated Gazania sp.

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Date

October 22, 2023 12:14 PM AEDT

Description

On cultivated Gazania sp.

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Australian Paper Wasp (Polistes humilis)

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Date

October 22, 2023 03:05 PM AEDT

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Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)

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October 22, 2023 03:09 PM AEDT

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Horehound Bug (Agonoscelis rutila)

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October 22, 2023 06:21 PM AEDT

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Long Broad-headed Bug (Mutusca brevicornis)

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Date

October 22, 2023 06:24 PM AEDT

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Bronze Orange Bug (Musgraveia sulciventris)

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Date

October 22, 2023 06:25 PM AEDT

Description

Over 16 individuals collected and submitted to a research project.

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Date

October 22, 2023 06:34 PM AEDT

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