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Nematoceran Flies (Suborder Nematocera)Observer
bnunquamDescription
Caught in a Biotrap V2 with a CueLure Qfly pheromone. Suspect that bycatch is incidental— trap had been out a week and poor weather occurred after 4 days— only then was this specimen caught.
Algorithm suggests Chironomidae but colouration diverges from description in CSIRO, 1991.
Algorithm suggests Trichocera (crane flies)
— Description seems to match brief for TIPULOMORPHA; in CSIRO, 1991.
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Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)Observer
bnunquamDescription
Caught in a Biotrap V2 with a CueLure Qfly pheromone. Suspect that bycatch is incidental— trap had been out a week and poor weather occurred after 4 days— only then was this specimen caught.
Algorithm suggests Phoridae (Humpbacked Flies Family)
— Description seems to match brief on PHOROIDEA, in CSIRO, 1991.
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Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)Observer
bnunquamDescription
Caught in a Biotrap V2 with a CueLure Qfly pheromone. Suspect that bycatch is incidental— trap had been out a week and poor weather occurred after 4 days— only then was this specimen caught.
Algorithm suggests Phoridae (Humpbacked Flies Family)
— Description seems to match brief on PHOROIDEA, in CSIRO, 1991.
- Picture two is the catch plate at the time of recording specimens.
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Muscoid Flies (Superfamily Muscoidea)Observer
bnunquamDescription
Caught in a Biotrap V2 with a CueLure Qfly pheromone. Suspect that bycatch is incidental— trap had been out a week and poor weather occurred after 4 days— only then was this specimen caught.
Suspecting, based on wing shape (CSIRIO and Lonsdale, 2009), that this is a Heteromeringia sp.
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Potter and Mason Wasps (Subfamily Eumeninae)Observer
bnunquamDescription
Split from another entry— the distinctive waist type of d. bicinctum clearer in first image clipped from video.
Two species of Abispa observed so far in area.
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Common Bluetail (Ischnura heterosticta)Observer
bnunquamDescription
per suggestion of @christopherburwell distinguishing between other species in this observation: https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/68986892
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Swamp Bluet (Austrocoenagrion lyelli)Observer
bnunquamDescription
- Splitting off a photo of another sub sp. thanks to expertise shared in comments.
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Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)Observer
bnunquamDescription
Forgive the quality, these hoverflies are blazingly fast and wary beings. In picture 1, I caught this one mid-take-off.
Very hard to get a macro-lens shot even when waiting for it to return to the flower it was on after being spooked by my camera.
I think it's Mesembrius based on description of colouration and thorax pattern in picture 3 matched with AM: https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/hover-flies/
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European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
bnunquamDescription
A bee found laying on a path. One hind wing missing. This individual did not recover with sugar-water and perished.
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Brittlestems and Allies (Family Psathyrellaceae)Observer
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I made a hugel vegie garden from old rotted bush timber. I speculate these are growing out of it! Thoughts?
