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Meadow Argus (Junonia villida)Observer
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Interesting colour variation - much more blue visible than usual. Am wondering if age is a factor given that this individual has obviously had a hard life.
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Genus PristhesancusObserver
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One of two adults observed within 2m of each other. Note the red "collar" and also the red spot further down the dorsal line.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Day-active green caterpillar found on long-leafed Acacia species. Head glossy caramel brown. Body green with faint lateral stripes, smooth with sparse hairs.
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Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp (Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae)Observer
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This observation is for the leaf gall-inducing agent not the host plant (logged separately).
Photos / Sounds
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Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)Observer
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Rust fungus similar to Uromycladium but on banksia species (logged separately).
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Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata)Observer
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Host to large rust fungus (logged separately).
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Nightshades (Genus Solanum)Observer
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Absolutely covered in mating Harlequin Bugs (logged separately).
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Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)Observer
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Very large scarab beetle, about the same size as a Cowboy Beetle but russet brown with hairy thatch peeping out from pronotum and yellowish wings.