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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Contributor regions
All regions 10596 Canberra & Southern Tablelands 10307 South Coast 115 Greater Brisbane 24 New South Wales North Coast 16 North Queensland 12 Greater Sydney 10 South West Western Australia 9 Central West Queensland 8 Mackay 6 Tasmania 6 South East South Australia 6 Southern Highlands 6 Albury, Wodonga 6 Far West New South Wales 6 Gippsland 6 Grampians 5 Outback South Australia 5 Darling Downs 4 South West Queensland 3 Townsville 3 Top End and Big Rivers 3 New England 3 Hume 3 NatureMapr 3 Hunter Region 3 Central and Barkley 3 Greater Melbourne 2 Central Queensland 2 Gascoyne 2 Mid West Western Australia 2 Kimberley 2 Pilbara 1 Kangaroo Island 1 Wide Bay 1 Loddon Mallee 1 Goldfields 1 -
Moderator regions
All regions 12722 Canberra & Southern Tablelands 11329 South Coast 416 Greater Brisbane 81 New South Wales North Coast 82 North Queensland 10 Greater Sydney 81 South West Western Australia 11 Central West Queensland 1 Mackay 4 Tasmania 13 South East South Australia 10 Southern Highlands 170 Albury, Wodonga 205 Far West New South Wales 79 Gippsland 8 Grampians 4 Outback South Australia 2 Darling Downs 5 South West Queensland 13 Townsville 14 Top End and Big Rivers 3 New England 7 Hume 25 NatureMapr 0 Hunter Region 1 Central and Barkley 12 Greater Melbourne 10 Central Queensland 3 Gascoyne 3 Mid West Western Australia 3 Kimberley 19 Pilbara 4 Kangaroo Island 0 Wide Bay 3 Loddon Mallee 3 Goldfields 2 Eyre Peninsula 1 Barwon South West 48 Central West NSW 13 Riverina Murray 24
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- Unidentified sightings 25
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Insects
- Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
- Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
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Beetles (Coleoptera)
- Click beetles (Elateridae)
- Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
- Carab beetles (Carabidae)
- Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
- Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)
- Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
- Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
- Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
- Stag beetles (Lucanidae)
- Water beetles (several families)
- Weevils (Curculionoidea)
- Other beetles
- Checkered Beetles (Cleridae)
- Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)
- Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
- Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
- Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)
- Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
- Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
- Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
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Moths (Lepidoptera)
- Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)
- Case moths (Psychidae)
- Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
- Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
- Emperor moths (Saturniidae)
- Geometer moths (Geometridae)
- Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
- Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
- Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
- Sun moths (Castniidae)
- Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
- Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
- Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)
- Wood moths (Cossidae)
- Other moths
- Praying mantises (Mantodea)
- Primitive insects
- Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
- Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
- Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
- Stick insects (Phasmatodea)
- True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
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True flies (Diptera)
- Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
- Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
- Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
- Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
- Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)
- Hover flies (Syrphidae)
- Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
- March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
- Mydas flies (Mydidae)
- Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)
- Robber flies (Asilidae)
- Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
- Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
- Other true flies
- Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
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Other insects
- Plant Lice (Psocodea, Pscoptera, several families)
- Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
- Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera)
- Earwigs (Dermaptera)
- Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
- Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera)
- Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
- Termites (superfamily Termitoidea)
- Thrips (Thysanoptera)
- Webspinners (Embioptera)
- Fleas (Siphonaptera)
- Lice (Psocodea, Phthiraptera, several families)
- Lacewings (Neuroptera)
- Unidentified Insect Galls
