Glossodia major …. in huge numbers

Glossodia minorata … hundreds of these, too.

Thelymitra carnea … many open, many yet to open.

Caladenia mentiens

Caleana major …. again, more of these than we’ve seen in a long while.

Caleana major …. not yet opened

Thelymitra x irregularis … this is a naturally-occurring hybrid between T. ixiodes and T. carnea

Thelymitra x irregularis … this is a naturally-occurring hybrid between T. ixiodes and T. carnea

Kennedia prostrata

Bossiaea prostrata

Bossiaea ensata

Dillwynia rudis

Dampiera stricta

Schoenus apogon

Schoenus villosus

Drosera peltata … flowering alongside the taller, pink-flowered Drosera auriculata

Drosera peltata

Epacris microphylla var. microphylla

Hoverflies are known pollinators for these plants.
Hoverfly: Melangyna sp. Sundew: Drosera auriculata

Goniaea opomaloides nymph. This is one of several grasshopper species on the helipad - excellent prey for predators such as wolf spiders and skinks.

Goniaea australasiae

Cirphula pyrrhocnemis

Cirphula pyrrhocnemis

Cirphula pyrrhocnemis

Bobilla sp. - a male

Bobilla sp. - a female, with a long ovipositor. These tiny crickets can leap vast distances (relatively speaking) to escape predators.

Family Tipulidae … perhaps Leptotarsus sp.

Dichromodes stilbiata. We’ve seen three species of this genus at the helipad, each with distinctive wing patterning.

Family: Geometridae

Eutrichopidia latinus in the typical head-down pose. The caterpillars have been recorded on Gonocarpus (Raspwort) … a plant growing nearby.

Family: Noctuidae

Philobota sp. There were dozens of these small concealer moths flying rapidly from one bush to another on the day we visited the helipad.

Family: Lycosidae - probably Tasmanicosa godeffroyi, the Garden Wolf Spider. We saw a host of these spiders roaming the helipad in search of prey - insects and other spiders.

Family: Lycosidae

Family: Lycosidae

Family: Salticidae

Philobota arabella. We saw this species on our last visit to the helipad in October 2019.

Family: Oecophoridae

Polyzosteria aenea … a flightless, day active native cockroach that is often seen basking in the sun.

Lichenomphalia chromacea … a fungus in a symbiotic relationship with moss.

Hygrocybe sp. … another group of fungi thought to grow in association with moss

Tenagogerris euphrosyne …. the female is the larger insect, and in control of locomotion. The cross-ripples in this image were made by other tandem pairs nearby.

Tenagogerris euphrosyne

Lampropholis delicata

Drysdalia coronoides
A small snake that feeds almost exclusively on skinks. Not dangerous (to humans), which is fortunate because I nearly sat on it!

Eulamprus heatwolei
A common sight on the river rocks, and no doubt well-fed – every rock pool was literally teeming with tadpoles.

The only damselfly I found, and tiny. Female Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail) … I think. The males are more distinctive and much more spectacular.