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3 hrs ago

Fantastic article about NatureMapr and all that our incredible community are achieving in the December 2023 - NPA ACT bulletin.Thanks Jim Lehane for all the support and for helping us get the word out...

Fortnightly Update

Priority Species List improvements

NatureMapr Data Collector App update

Threatened Species Commissioner meeting and Nov 2023 update

Events

Field Trips for Canberra Nature Mappers in November & December

17 Oct 2023

Field trips for Canberra Nature Mappers! The walks previously lead by Ciaran Ernst-Russell and the NSW visit to Yass River, hosted by John Storey, were successfull.The following event was cancelled/po...

Discussion

PeterA wrote:

56 min ago

I've been looking at the ANIC specimens recently trying to separate these species. The L. amabilis female specimens have a metallic green or golden abdomen and quite a lot have a purple abdomen. The L. clarki specimens all have a metallic green abdomen. I didn't see any other colours, but this is probably still a small sample.
The L. amabilis I have seen all have a golden thorax, possibly brighter than L. clarki...?
Miranda, perhaps if you catch a specimen, I could look at it under a microscope?
Peter

Leioproctus sp. (genus)

donhe wrote:

1 hr ago

I do not understand why Turner's and some BOLD specimens have black forewings with a yellow costa. Is it dimorphic? Polymorphic? Anyway the photo now graces a webpage on the species at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/stat/miltocrossa.html
With thanks, Don

Snellenia miltocrossa

PJH123 wrote:

1 hr ago

Don, I do not think so, with two synonyms and at least two redescriptions the general consensus (though not descriptions agree) is that insularis should have white tipped antennae, a black tip to the abdomen and orange tegulae. I do not know of an Amata with as much orange on the thorax as this specimen.

Amata (genus)

trevorpreston wrote:

2 hrs ago

Not sure of this helps but this was quite a tall Juncus, to about 1.5m, with very thick round stems up to perhaps 4mm. Most seemed to have dies off for some reason, perhaps from the dry spell in spring.

Juncus sp.

trevorpreston wrote:

2 hrs ago

Yes this was on a dry rocky hillside.

Carex appressa