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leuba-ridgway

Date

November 17, 2023 09:27 AM AEDT

Description

Two separate stem galls about 13-15 mm long with narrow pointy beaks and minute openings. One gall was partly fused to the stem and the other upright. Both were parasitised. The upright gall appeared to have a second opening with a shorter beak. Photo of tree provided for identification if this helps. Seen in a nature reserve.

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

January 25, 2023 08:15 AM AEDT

Description

Bright orange body with a pale median stripe and pale orange lateral stripes.

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What

Tortoise-shelled Ladybird (Harmonia testudinaria)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

November 30, 2022 12:50 PM AEDT

Description

Spotted in suburban garden. Remnants of a pupal casing also seen on the same leaf.

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What

Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna m-fuscum)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

December 13, 2022 03:49 PM AEDT

Description

Spotted on a young blue gum.

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What

Four-winged Gall (Apiomorpha munita)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

June 18, 2022 01:44 PM AEST

Description

spotted on a eucalyptus tree growing alongside a stormdrain/gully _ ? Apiomorpha munita spp. tereticornuta

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leuba-ridgway

Date

June 18, 2022 01:45 PM AEST

Description

Spotted on a broad-leaved eucalypt growing by a storm drain gully. Unsure if the males, seen mostly along the main leaf veins and in the lower but neighbouring branches, are of the same species.

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leuba-ridgway

Date

June 18, 2022 03:56 PM AEST

Description

A 16 mm long ribbed gall arising at an acute angle from the stem of a Eucalyptus tree- ? swamp gum (E.ovata).
Spotted near a storm drain/gully

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leuba-ridgway

Date

May 9, 2022 02:06 PM AEST

Description

Short staked gall arising from stem at an acute angle.Apical opening -smooth.
Spotted on a swamp gum (E.ovata) along side a creek.

  • ? Apiomorpha subconica

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leuba-ridgway

Date

January 19, 2022 10:12 PM AEDT

Description

An active wasp about 20mm long including ovipositor. The head and thorax were a bright yellow with deep brown markings. The abdominal segments and ovipositor were dark with the terminal abdominal segments mostly, having blue bands.
Each forewing had a black pterostigma.
Attracted to garden lights - warm night.

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

November 20, 2021 01:03 PM AEDT

Description

About 4 mm long. Spotted on black wattle.

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

November 20, 2021 01:12 PM AEDT

Description

About 5 or 6 mm long. Spotted on black wattle -linear reserve along road.

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What

Yellow-headed Anthelid (Nataxa flavescens)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

November 20, 2021 01:56 PM AEDT

Description

Male -Spotted on acacia - Police Paddocks nature reserve

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What

Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Family Sciaridae)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

November 8, 2021 02:06 PM AEDT

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

November 8, 2021 02:04 PM AEDT

Description

About three of these very active soldier beetle larvae were spotted on a fallen rotting treee trunk. The largestwas about 20 mm long. The slightly dorso-ventrally flattened body was velvety and jet black. Head was red.

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

November 1, 2021 10:59 AM AEDT

Description

Spotted on tea-tree at Cardinia Reservoir Park, Victoria

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

October 31, 2021 11:39 AM AEDT

Description

Spotted on fresh eucalyptus shoots - ? yellow box. About 4 mm long. Rostrum pointing downwards with antennae arising from distal end.

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

October 20, 2021 01:17 PM AEDT

Description

Spotted actively investigating leaves and branches of a young eucalyptus tree on a nature strip.

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What

Southern Grey Huntsman (Isopedella cerussata)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

October 20, 2021 01:11 PM AEDT

Description

This hairy female huntsman would have had a span of 20 mm. She was positioned beside her silky web and didn't move far when photographed. Her body was covered with stiff short hairs and had a scattering of brown black and white spots. The dorsal side of her adomen had an upside down leaf-shaped pattern with dark brown margins.

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What

Country Crab Spider (Tharpyna campestrata)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

October 20, 2021 01:45 PM AEDT

Description

Spotted on the trunk of a eucalytpus tree in regenerated nature strip.

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What

Upright Chickweed (Moenchia erecta)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

October 13, 2021 01:03 PM AEDT

Description

Seen growing on moist soil by a track in a nature reserve - Cardinia Reservoir Park

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

October 13, 2021 01:37 PM AEDT

Description

Spotted along a walking track at Cardinia Reservoir Park Reserve.

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

October 12, 2021 03:11 PM AEDT

Description

Notius seen laying eggs on the leaf of a young eucalyptus tree - nature reserve.

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What

Autumn Gum Moth (Mnesampela privata)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

April 19, 2021 11:14 AM AEST

Description

Small silvery ovoid eggs with slightly depressed centres arranged in no particular order on the upper surface of a eucalyptus leaf.

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

March 28, 2021 03:29 PM AEDT

Description

All these galls were seen on the one tree and were cylindrical and about 6 to 7 mm tall. Some of them were gnarly with an opening which appeared to have a collar. Two other galls were smoother with small openings and smooth surrounds.
The galls appeared near the midrib of the leaf.
Seen on a peppermint gum in a national park.

  • ? A. spinifer

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

March 28, 2021 03:12 PM AEDT

Description

A smooth ovoid gall about 7 mm long apparently arising from the stem at the base of a flower bud cluster. It was difficult to see the exact point of attachment of the gall.
The gall had a small opening at the free end.
Spotted on what looked like a peppermint gum in a national park .

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What

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

March 28, 2021 03:47 PM AEDT

Description

A number of galls seen on the leaf petiole. They had hollowed out collarswith the galls themselves being conical shapes about 4 mms tall. The narrow tips seemed bent.
At least three other leaves showed similar galls but they were dry and partially destroyed.
Spotted on a heavily damaged eucalyptus sapling in a national park.

  • ? O.maculata

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

December 23, 2020 02:02 PM AEDT

Description

This bag moth larva had a multi-layered & coloured conical but slightly truncated case. It had three sticks of varying sizes attached to the sides and at least one of them was fairly green, probably suggestive of a recent attachment. The sticks were from the same species of plant.
The case was about 35 mm long.

Spotted on wattle in the Cathedral Ranges NP.

D.Hobern labels this Lepidoscia species G

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

December 24, 2020 12:19 PM AEDT

Description

Probably two galls - a small egg shaped brown gall with a small apical opening and arising from it a pale greenish-yellow gall which looked like a folded or unopened disc. The folded edge showed a waxy white substance.
Spotted on a leaf of a young broad-leaved eucalyptus tree.
_ ? A.spinifer

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

December 23, 2020 12:40 PM AEDT

Description

Spotted on the leaves of the montane daisy, Leptinella filicula, at the side of a dirt road. The plants were part of a matted ground cover of several plants.

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Observer

leuba-ridgway

Date

November 3, 2020 05:08 PM AEDT

Description

Spotted on the bark of a yellow box (Eucalypt) in a suburban garden. It is possibly hunting ants that were in large numbers on the tree.

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