Croke Place Grassland (CPG) 17 Nov 2023 species

Posted by kasiaaus

I repeated the Insect Pollinator Survey at Croke Place after 3 days on the 17th of November from 14.23 to 15.13 (15 minutes for photos).  The leptospermum has almost finished flowering and there were a lot fewer insects on it.

16 species

Apis mellifera (European honey bee)

Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera

Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly)

Austrotephritis poenia
Austrotephritis poenia
Austrotephritis poenia

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly)

Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur

Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber)

Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia

Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle)

Dasytinae (subfamily)
Dasytinae (subfamily)
Dasytinae (subfamily)

Gasteruption sp. (genus) (Gasteruptiid wasp)

Gasteruption sp. (genus)
Gasteruption sp. (genus)
Gasteruption sp. (genus)

Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug)

Gminatus australis
Gminatus australis
Gminatus australis

Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle)

Mordellidae (family)
Mordellidae (family)
Mordellidae (family)

Sarcophagidae sp. (family) (Unidentified flesh fly)

Sarcophagidae sp. (family)
Sarcophagidae sp. (family)
Sarcophagidae sp. (family)

Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart)

Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria
Taractrocera papyria
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