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Género MetopiusObservador
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~14mm long.
Ringtail Ichneumon Wasp-Metopius sp
Can't see any ovi-positor, so assuming male? However, the first one had much thicker antennae, so it's possible this is the female?
This is our second Metopius. We assume it's a different species & not just gender variations. The first had a much more stripy abdomen. But they both share the same shield face. This has more of a dark shaded area towards the back of the wings.
NB: the strange saddle on it's back.
Plus the very large labium.
https://www.ellura.info/Diptera-Hymenoptera.html#Metopius-sp
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Can't find this one anywhere.
~8mm long, ~15mm wingspan.
Not sure what the worm has to do with it. May have been attached to the moth when caught? It wasn't caught on purpose. Would be keen if anyone has any insights on it, but I didn't get any better shots that in the dorsal image here.
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Família CrabronidaeObservador
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~10mm long Female (10 flagella). Unsure of id, happy to be corrected.
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Esfinge Trepadeira (Agrius convolvuli)Observador
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91mm wingspan, 40mm long, Female
Sitting by the front door under the carport last night, almost trod on it!
Was very hot, 41.5 deg, and dry, not rain for 2 months. At first thought it was a type of rain moth, didn't look very hawk like with it's dappled wing pattern, wings spread out but pink body not showing.
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~8mm long male, with 5mm long antennae. VERY long for a bee!
Syn: Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) hiltacum
Found drowned. I don't like posting dead specimens, especially drowned ones in poor condition like this as the hair is all matted, but this is the only one we've found. Perhaps I've found them before and stored them under flower wasps, due to the long antennae? I'll go and have a look.
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Amblyomma limbatumObservador
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Female, feeding on a Shingleback.
https://www.ellura.info/Arachnida.html#Bothriocroton-hydrosauri
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~9mm long Male.
Seems hairier than other images, but the thorax is black. I wonder if this is a fresh specimen & they loose their hair easily.
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Género LeioproctusObservador
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~8mm Female.
Not confident of my old id now, seems too hairy compared with other on-line photo's. Happy to be corrected.
Synonym of:
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sulthicum
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~20mm long, Captured Adult Female
https://www.ellura.info/Diptera-Hymenoptera.html#Priocnemis-tuberculatus
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The gall was found on a small Eucalypt/Mallee.
You can see the 6 reduced "legs".
https://www.ellura.info/Blattodea-Coleoptera-Hemiptera.html#Apiomorpha-strombylosa
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Género OncocephalusObservador
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Oncocephalus sp ES03
https://www.ellura.info/Blattodea-Coleoptera-Hemiptera.html#Oncocephalus-sp-ES03
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Género OncocephalusObservador
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~13mm
Oncocephalus sp ES02 https://www.ellura.info/Blattodea-Coleoptera-Hemiptera.html#Oncocephalus-sp-ES02
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Género OncocephalusObservador
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~15mm long
We seem to have found 3 different species in this genus:
https://www.ellura.info/Blattodea-Coleoptera-Hemiptera.html#Oncocephalus
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Cryptophasa rubraObservador
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First Published on our web site as Cryptophasa ochroleuca on 1st Feb 2016.
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Género BembixObservador
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~16 mm long Female.
Unusually black, with yellow leg highlights, but the typical bluish abdominal streaks.
Interesting how the labrum is in front of the Mandibles here, usually it's tucked up and under.
As best we can tell this is our 8th bembix sp at Ellura:
https://www.ellura.info/Diptera-Hymenoptera.html#Bembix
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~18mm long Male.
This isn't Radumeris tasmaniensis, as it has 3 sub-margin cells on it's forwing veins.
I don't think it matches our other Pseudotrielis either:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/97595628
This seems to have a lot more yellow markings, and is a broader wasp overall. The ventral patterns are also quite different, along with thicker yellow between the eyes & antennae, and the additional thoracic dorsal yellow markings.
Probably a Pseudotrielis sp, but the males are more difficult to differentiate than the females.
Here's our other 2 yellow scoliid wasp species:
https://www.ellura.info/Diptera-Hymenoptera.html#Pseudotrielis
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Rhytiphora lateralisObservador
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1st known record for SA.
7 Records on Atlas showing they've been found in WA, Vic & ACT. So clearly wide spread and no reason not to be in SA.
~15mm long.
Reference photos show some variations:
http://bezbycids.com/byciddb/wdetails.asp?id=20751&w=o
Silver-side Longhorn Beetle (Rhytiphora-lateralis)
Found dead in the carport hanging on a cob-web.
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Creontiades dilutusObservador
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https://www.ellura.info/Insect/Bug/DSC09327N-Green-Mirid-Creontiades-dilutus.html
Published on our web site 5 Mar 2014
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Pararguda nasutaObservador
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We suspect Pararguda nasuta, but the hind wings seem quite dark from above.
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~5mm long
We found 3 over 2 days.
This one was a fraction longer than all the others (which were ~4.5mm).
The first shot is a manual stack of 10 images to try to bring out some of the details.
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Género DichromodesObservador
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Black Heath Moth (Dichromodes sp MoV4)
This is S14.
Series description can be seen here:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/188067367
All 8 can be seen here:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?q=188067367&search_on=tags
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Género DichromodesObservador
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Black Heath Moth (Dichromodes sp MoV4)
This is S12.
Series description can be seen here:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/188067367
All 8 can be seen here:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?q=188067367&search_on=tags