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Since 1 Jan 2025, NatureMapr 44% of all sightings uploaded were NSW based, while 43% were from the ACT.The remaining 13% were from other states, with VIC coming in third at 5%.Strictly speaking, 67% o...

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DiBickers wrote:
50 min ago
You’ve got a mix of Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) & Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird/Variegated Ladybird) in the same photo so I can only Verify it as Tribe Coccinellini which includes both of them😊
Coccinellini (Tribe)
JonLewis wrote:
1 hr ago
Hi Tim, perfect photos, but it’s not Myrmecia simillima - the mandibles are the wrong shape. Simon may know the species. Cheers, Jon
Myrmecia sp. (genus)
donhe wrote:
5 hrs ago
Simplicia armatalis ?
Unidentified Moth (Lepidoptera)
donhe wrote:
5 hrs ago
@KMcCue : have not seen one like that before. I hope you can read it to an adult to get it's species ID.
Lithosiini (immature)
donhe wrote:
6 hrs ago
It looks like a large spiky exuvia ?
Chelepteryx collesi

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