MichaelBedingfield

Hi. I'm Michael Bedingfield (former username michaelb). I've been exploring the natural areas around southern Tuggeranong (ACT) since I moved here in 1992. I became interested in the local native plants when seeing the rich native floral diversity. Since then I've drawn many of them, joining Friends of Grasslands to share this interest. Later I began to document and photograph these plants, on Tuggeranong Hill Nature Reserve, the lower slopes of Mount Rob Roy Range, and the Murrumbidgee River Corridor. I also began photographing and drawing the local animals as well, large and small. Earlier in my life I had worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst in the Public Service. Then in 2014, Aaron Clausen and Michael Mulvaney asked me to help them in developing and administering the Canberra Nature Map website and the NatureMapr network. It has been a very rewarding experience. Canberra Nature Map has evolved to also be a ParkCare group, so nowadays I am also a member of the CNM committee.

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MichaelBedingfield is a moderator for the following locations:

Melrose  |  Old Tuggeranong TSR  |  Pine Island to Point Hut  |  Point Hut to Tharwa  |  Rob Roy Range  |  Tuggeranong Hill

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Synemon plana (Golden Sun Moth) at Barton, ACT - 16 Nov 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Anthrenus verbasci (Varied or Variegated Carpet Beetle) at Barton, ACT - 3 Nov 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Barton, ACT - 3 Nov 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Barton, ACT - 3 Nov 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Barton, ACT - 3 Nov 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Barton, ACT - 3 Nov 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Eurymela distincta (Gumtree leafhopper) at Kambah, ACT - 2 Nov 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Calopompilus sp. (genus) (Spider wasp) at Conder, ACT - 28 Oct 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Pholodes sinistraria (Sinister or Frilled Bark Moth) at Conder, ACT - 27 Oct 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Neolucia agricola (Fringed Heath-blue) at Pialligo, ACT - 26 Oct 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Hepialidae (family) IMMATURES (Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth) at Conder, ACT - 7 May 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Oxycanus dirempta (Variable Oxycanus) at Point Hut Pond - 30 Apr 2024 by michaelb
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp) at Conder, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by michaelb
Cormodes darwini (A Clerid beetle) at Lord Howe Island, NSW - 24 Feb 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Elhamma australasiae (Elhamma) at Conder, ACT - 18 Feb 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Conder, ACT - 14 Feb 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Garrha ocellifera (A concealer moth) at Conder, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Hippotion celerio (Vine Hawk Moth) at Conder, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Conder, ACT - 3 Feb 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Pantydia sparsa (Noctuid Moth) at Conder, ACT - 1 Feb 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm) at Conder, ACT - 1 Feb 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at Namadgi National Park - 28 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Unidentified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea) at Conder, ACT - 27 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Paratemnopteryx couloniana at Conder, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Conder, ACT - 23 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Platyzosteria melanaria (Common Eastern Litter Runner) at Conder, ACT - 22 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Tharwa, ACT - 19 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Aulacophora hilaris (Pumpkin Beetle) at Conder, ACT - 17 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Leucania obusta (Robust Armyworm) at Conder, ACT - 16 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Conder, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Conder, ACT - 12 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified Bristle Fly (Tachinidae) at Conder, ACT - 11 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Exaireta spinigera (Garden Soldier Fly) at Conder, ACT - 11 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Lepidoscia heliochares at Conder, ACT - 10 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Monteithiella humeralis (Pittosporum shield bug) at Conder, ACT - 10 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Pterygophorus cinctus (Bottlebrush sawfly) at Conder, ACT - 10 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Conder, ACT - 9 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at Conder, ACT - 9 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 9 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths (Parallel stick Case Moths) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Nemophora (genus) (A Fairy Moth) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Phyllotocus navicularis (Nectar scarab) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Orescoa orites at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Monophlebulus sp. (genus) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Syllitus rectus (Longhorn beetle) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Phyllotocus navicularis (Nectar scarab) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tuggeranong Hill - 7 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 6 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Epicoma tristis (Dark Epicoma Moth) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 6 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Aeolothynnus sp. (genus) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 3 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 1 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Hermetia illucens (American Soldier Fly) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 1 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Pantydia sparsa (Noctuid Moth) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 28 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Poecilometis strigatus (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 26 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 25 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 23 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Exaireta spinigera (Garden Soldier Fly) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 23 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Heteropsilopus ingenuus (A long-legged fly) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 23 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 23 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Mordella sp. (genus) (Pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 14 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Odontomyia opertanea (A soldier fly) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Porrostoma rhipidium (Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Eupoecila australasiae (Fiddler Beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Phyllotocus navicularis (Nectar scarab) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Petalura gigantea (Giant Dragonfly, South-Eastern Petaltail) at Blackheath, NSW - 12 Dec 2023 by MichaelBedingfield
Diphucephala sp. (genus) (Green Scarab Beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 11 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 11 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Castiarina sexplagiata (Jewel beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 11 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 11 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Syllitus microps (Longicorn or Longhorn beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 11 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 11 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 8 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 8 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Agapophytus albobasalis (Stiletto fly) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 8 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Oncopera rufobrunnea (Brown Corby) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 7 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 3 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Empicoris sp. (genus) (Thread-legged assassin bug) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 30 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Ardices canescens (Dark-spotted Tiger Moth) at Conder, ACT - 29 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Porrostoma rhipidium (Long-nosed Lycid (Net-winged) beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 27 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 23 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 22 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Barea zygophora (Concealer Moth) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 22 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Zophophilus sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 19 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Melanodes anthracitaria (Black Geometrid) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 18 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Cyclocephala signaticollis (Argentinian scarab) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 13 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Trigonothops sp. (genus) (Bark carab beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 11 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Cyclocephala signaticollis (Argentinian scarab) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 11 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Calomela curtisi (Acacia leaf beetle) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 6 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Cercopidae (family) (Unidentified spittlebug or froghopper) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb

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