
Australian Emerald dragonfly
Hemicordulia australiae

male flower wasp
Thynninae
on iNat

Splendid Ochre butterfly
Trapezites symmomus
on iNat

particularly large march fly

Redeye cicada
Psaltoda moerens
on iNat

banded bee fly
tribe Villini
on iNat

Giant Green Slantface grasshopper
Acrida conica
on iNat

leafhopper nymph
Brunotartessus (?)
on iNat

female Golden Stag Beetle
Lamprima aurata
on iNat

Red Squeaker cicada
Haemopsalta
on iNat

mating sawflies
Lophyrotoma interrupta
on iNat

Swamp Tigertail dragonfly
Synthemis eustalacta
on iNat

Imperial Hairstreak butterfly
Jalmenus evagorus

Noble Bush Katydid
Elephantodeta nobiliis … a new katydid species for the home list!
on iNat

male pedunculate ground beetle
Carenum bonellii
on iNat

bubbling bee
Leioproctus … most likely

robber fly
Colepia rufiventris (?)
on iNat

robber fly
Orthogonis
on iNat

crane fly
Ptilogyna gracilis … a new species for the home list!
on iNat

a special potter wasp
Elimus australis … this species is rarely photographed, but is now a regular summer sighting here. This is a male.
on iNat

female Elimus
Elimus australis … hunting caterpillars
on iNat

ichneumonid wasp
Theronia maculosa
on iNat

crabronid wasp
Sphodrotes
on iNat

a weird, new drone fly
Deineches nudiventris … a new fly species for the home list!
on iNat

paired flower wasps
Thynninae … for the full story, see my latest blog

Greeen-and-Gold Nomia bee
Lipotriches australica

Eucalypt Leaf Beetle
Paropsis maculata
on iNat

planthopper
Tribe Hastini
on iNat

blowfly
Amenia
on iNat

robber fly
Ommatius … male
on iNat

crambid moth
Hednota

a geebung specialist
Liptriches incanescens … always present when Persoonia blooms

spider wasp

Green Grass-dart butterfly
Ocybadistes walkeri
on iNat

a rarely seen bee
Hylaeus kelvini … a first for our home list, and one of just 3 sightings on iNaturalist!
on iNat

crabronid wasp
Pison
on iNat

Red-legged Litter Runner cockroach
Platyzosterai similis
on iNat

Australian Emerald dragonflies
Hemicordulia australiae
see iNaturalist sighting

mating flower wasps
Thynninae … for the full story of flower wasp coupling, see my latest blog.

Wandering Percher dragonfly
Diplacodes bipunctata … the individual in the cover image.

dragonfly ... chomping on a wasp
Diplacodes bipunctata

hoverfly
Sphaerophoria macrogaster
on iNat

Ringed Xenica butterfly
Geitoneura acantha
on iNat

Varied Sword-grass Brown butterfly
Tisiphone aboena
on iNat

Varied Sword-grass Brown butterfly
Tisiphone aboena
on iNat

Australian Emerald dragonfly
Hemicordulia australiae
on iNat

tiny trig cricket
Trigonidium
on iNat

robber fly
Ommatius … female
on iNat

Spotted Brown butterfly
Heteronympha paradelpha
on iNat

braconid wasp
Vipiellus
on iNat

Bright Copper butterfly
Paralucia aurifer
on iNat

mating signal flies
Duomyia
on iNat

giant scale insect
Monophlebulus
on iNat

tiny fairy moth
Nemophora laurella … a first for our home list, and not just the species. This is our first record of this family!
on iNat

mating flower wasps
Thynninae

Green-and-Gold Nomia bee
Lipotriches australica

Square-headed Masked Bee
Hylaeus quadriceps … male, displaying on his favourite flower.
on iNat

gasteruptiid wasp
Gasteruption
on iNat

round-necked longhorn beetle
Amphirhoe sloanei
on iNat

belid weevil
Rhinotia lineata
on iNat

jewel beetle
Castiarina rufipennis
on iNat

mating lauxaniid flies
Sapromyza sciomyzina
on iNat

huge tachinid fly
Rutilia
on iNat

reed bee
Exoneura
on iNat

blue-banded bee
Amegilla
on iNat

spider wasp
Pepsinae (?)
on iNat

large robber fly
Neoaratus hercules
on iNat

Common Brown butterfly
Heteronympha merope
on iNat

sand wasp
Bembix
on iNat

tiny slender robberfly
Leptogaster
on iNat

tangleveined fly
Trichophthalma bivitta
on iNat

mating leaf beetles
Aporocera scabrosa
on iNat

weevil wasp
Cerceris antipodes
on iNat

male velvet ant
Odontomyrme
on iNat

Spotted Wattle cicada
Galanga labeculata
on iNat

large flower chafer
Chondropyga gulosa
on iNat

robber fly
Thereutria amaraca
on iNat

Wandering Ringtail damselfly
Austrolestes leda
on iNat

checkered beetle
Eleale pulchra
on iNat

Common Flatwing damselfly
Austroargiolestes icteromelas
on iNat

bull ant
Myrmecia simillima … and this sighting in November was my last glimpse of a European Wasp (Vespula germanica). And it’s dead!
on iNat

bee fly
Staurostiches
on iNat

potter wasp
Paralastor
on iNat

Lichen Moth
Asura lydia
on iNat

Plaque Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus lugubris
on iNat

Wingless Grasshopper
Phaulacridium vittatum
on iNat

Common Grass-Blue butterfly
Zizina otis
on iNat

Barred Skipper butterfly
Dispar compacta
on iNat

tiny slender robber fly
Leptogaster
on iNat

Common Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus albescens
on iNat

paper wasps
Polistes humilis
on iNat

grasshopper
Caledia captiva
on iNat



























































































