Grevillea parvula
Restricted to our region and nearby Victoria (ie south of Eden, along the Towamba, Wallagaraugh & Genoa rivers). In Victoria this is listed as an endangered species.

Grevillea neurophylla
Another exciting find. This is listed as endangered, at least in Victoria. And in NSW it is confined to this tiny corner of the state, where it is certainly not common.

Leucopogon virgatus

Daviesia buxifolia (Box-leaf Bitter-Pea)
In NSW, this plant is only found south of Tuross River. It grows on acidic soils. There are remarkably few records in iNaturalist … 18 in total, and half are in the Imlay-Nadgee-Yambulla locale. The others are around the Avon wilderness of Victoria.

Pultenaea mollis
This species is not often recorded in our region. Yet another special sighting on a rather special day.

Pultenaea mollis

Platylobium parviflorum

Platylobium parviflorum

Platylobium parviflorum

Dillwynia rudis

Intellagama lesuerii ssp. howittii

Intellagama lesuerii ssp. howittii

Eulamprus heatwolei
A common skink, but only named as a distinct species in 1984 … after a rather infamous (and questionable) taxonomic review! (makes interesting reading - click here for Wikipedia)

Austroargiolestes icteromelas ssp. icteromelas
One of the more common damselflies in our local forests during spring.

Austroargiolestes icteromelas ssp. icteromelas

Austrolestes cingulatus
A much rarer sighting. This damselfly tends to be found among waterside vegetation, but almost never near the coast.

Austrolestes cingulatus
We have seen this species in our region once before … at this same location, back in Dec 2018.

Austrolestes cingulatus
Just one more shot … damselflies and dragonflies are addictive for photographers.

Astrotricha sp. Wallagaraugh
Listed as endangered in NSW, and known from only 3 locations … Merimbula, Tura Beach … and the Wallagaraugh

Astrotricha sp. Wallagaraugh
These appear to be buds rather than fruit. The reported flowering time is Oct-Dec, so that would make sense.

Pomaderris … not enough detail to identify it to species. We should have taken more notice of the leaves.

Pomaderris … not enough detail to identify it to species.

Lasiopetalum macrophyllum

Melangyna viridiceps … the most common local species.

male Australomisidia pilula on Fringed Everlasting daisy (Chrysocephalum baxteri)

Australomisidia pilula is a common species locally

Chrysocephalum baxteri … perhaps drooping due to maturity, and the weight of developing seeds. Like sunflowers.

Like crab spiders (family Thomisidae), Lynx spiders (family Oxypodidae) are ambush hunters. This one, just the size of an ant, was clearly waiting for unwary (but small) insect visitors to the flowers.

Dampiera stricta

Caleana major … one of several growing roadside

Thelymitra sp.

Caleana major

Eleale aspera (family: Cleridae) … grabbing a feed of pollen while on the lookout for a mate. These beetles rarely gather in large numbers, but when they do it is around flowers such as this. We saw just this one.

Stylidium sp. The first flower to open on this plant, and the first we have seen this spring.

Caleana major

Ricinocarpos pinifolius

perhaps an unfamiliar hover fly, but not sure … yet

Stylidium sp.

Ricinocarpos pinifolius

Conospermum taxifolium … family Proteaceae, somewhat surprisingly. We associate Conospermum (‘smokebushes’) with WA, but this species is an east-coast endemic.

Gonocarpus teucrioides

Leionema diosmeum … (family: Rutaceae). Another species we’ve not noticed around here before. It has been recorded nearby (Narrabarba) and further north around Barren Grounds – but it’s clearly not common.

Leionema diosmeum

Leptospermum myrsinoides … with beetle