authors' picksKerri-Lee Harrisgallery batch 1

Week in pictures

authors' picksKerri-Lee Harrisgallery batch 1
Week in pictures

late October, 2019

Recently I’ve been busy with bees and peas, and Paul has been preoccupied with moths. But in between, we have snapped a few other insects and flowers.

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Blue Bells ( Wahlenbergia sp )

Blue Bells (Wahlenbergia sp)

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Tiny colletid bee, Euhesma … a genus that includes Wahlenbergia specialists

Tiny colletid bee, Euhesma … a genus that includes Wahlenbergia specialists

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Lilac Lily ( Schelhammera undulata )

Lilac Lily (Schelhammera undulata)

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Milkmaids ( Burchardia umbellata ) … another lily

Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata) … another lily

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Orchard Swallowtail, female Papilio aegeus

Orchard Swallowtail, female

Papilio aegeus

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Gum Moth ( Opodiphthera helena ) - tbc

Gum Moth (Opodiphthera helena) - tbc

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Bright Copper butterfly ( Paralucia aurifer )

Bright Copper butterfly (Paralucia aurifer)

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St. Andrew’s Cross spider ( Argiope keyserlingi ) with ladybird beetle

St. Andrew’s Cross spider (Argiope keyserlingi) with ladybird beetle

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Flower wasps … a moment before he grabbed her

Flower wasps … a moment before he grabbed her

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Flower wasps … the catch!

Flower wasps … the catch!

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Bee, bug and ant sharing a Leptospermum flower

Bee, bug and ant sharing a Leptospermum flower

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The huge Green grocer cicada ( Cyclochila australasiae)

The huge Green grocer cicada (Cyclochila australasiae)

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The very small Black Squeaker cicada ( Atrapsalta sp. )

The very small Black Squeaker cicada (Atrapsalta sp.)

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The very small Black Squeaker cicada ( Atrapsalta sp. )

The very small Black Squeaker cicada (Atrapsalta sp.)

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Backswimmer (perhaps Enithares sp .) … a bug (Hemiptera; Notonectidae)

Backswimmer (perhaps Enithares sp.) … a bug (Hemiptera; Notonectidae)

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Dull Heath Blue ( Neolucia mathewi ) on Love Creeper ( Comesperma )

Dull Heath Blue (Neolucia mathewi) on Love Creeper (Comesperma)

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Hover fly ( Melangyna sp .) on closed Blue Bell ( Wahlenbergia )

Hover fly (Melangyna sp.) on closed Blue Bell (Wahlenbergia)

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Lilac Grass-skipper ( Toxidia doubledayi )

Lilac Grass-skipper (Toxidia doubledayi)

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Bee fly ( Meomyia sp. )

Bee fly (Meomyia sp.)

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Tiger Orchid ( Diuris sulphurea )

Tiger Orchid (Diuris sulphurea)

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Tiger moths ( Amata sp. ), mating

Tiger moths (Amata sp.), mating

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Emerald moth … identification in progress

Emerald moth … identification in progress

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Bee at the site of her future nest burrow …

Bee at the site of her future nest burrow …

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… she begins to dig moments after this shot (identification in progress)

… she begins to dig moments after this shot (identification in progress)

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