Crabronidae: Crabroninae: Podagritus sp.
First time we’ve seen this species

Cyclochila australasiae

Atrapsalta encaustica

Hemicordulia tau

I watched as this Tau Emerald flew in low and uncharacteristically clumsily over the pond … and then splash down, never to fly again.
Hemicordulia tau

Melangyna viridiceps

Hylaeus sp (?)

Melangyna viridiceps

Toxidia doubledayi … a male, feeding on Pimelea

Dianella caerulea

Thysanotus tuberosus

Thysanotus tuberosus

Tiny, dark, and clearly a male.
Araneinae

Todiramphus sanctus

Helpis minitabunda … an especially large and bold salticid. He repeatedly leaped at the camera lens during the photo shoot. The other common name: Bronze Hopper

Helpis minitabunda … rather impressive fangs!

I’m still puzzling out what’s happening here. She’s gripping him in her mandibles and her head is in a drop of liquid. Feeding I guess, but not as I’ve ever seen it before.
Thynninae

Rhinotia sp.
Family: Belidae

Aoplocnemis rufipes
Family: Curculionidae

Orgyia anartoides

Cruentomycena viscidocruenta … seriously tiny, extraordinarily brilliant red

Cruentomycena viscidocruenta

Coltricia cinnamomea … are popping up all over the place

Epyaxa subidaria

Themeda sp.

now in care, awaiting identification

now in care, awaiting identification

Stylidium graminifolium

Dianella caerulea

Cyathea australis
and a bit of bracken fern too!

Xanthorrhoea concava

Gonocarpus teucrioides

Rytidosperma pallidum

Rytidosperma pallidum

Geranium gardneri

Comptosia sp. … the first time we’ve seen this species

Pempsamacra dispersa (larger) & Pempsamacra tillides (mated pair)

Family: Cerambycidae

Anthochaera carunculata

Caligavis chrysops

Heteronympha merope … first sighting of the season

Caligavis chrysops

This caterpillar is now in care, so hopefully we’ll have an ID (in a month or four)
Family: Psychidae