Moth on Bruny Island

Tasmania

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Moth on Bruny Island

Moth on Bruny Island

29 Mar 2023 90
Attracted to the outside light at our Shack near Allonah
Moth on Bruny Island

Moth on Bruny Island

29 Mar 2023 115
Attracted to the outside light at our Shack near Allonah
Giant Swift Moth

Giant Swift Moth

29 Mar 2023 112
This came to our lights outside our shack every night on Bruny Island. It has a wingspan of about 12cm
Pyralid Moth

Pyralid Moth

29 Mar 2023 94
Attracted to the outside light at our Shack near Allonah
Giant Lacewing Fly

Giant Lacewing Fly

29 Mar 2023 89
Attracted to the outside light at our Shack near Allonah. It belongs to a family of lacewings called Osmylidae.
Chafer Beetle

Chafer Beetle

29 Mar 2023 94
Attracted to the outside light at our Shack near Allonah. It is about 15mm long
Darkling Beetle

Darkling Beetle

29 Mar 2023 85
Attracted to the outside light at our Shack near Allonah.It belongs to the family Tenebrionidae
Giant Swift Moth

Giant Swift Moth

29 Mar 2023 91
Attracted to the outside light at our Shack near Allonah
Tasmanian Christmas Bells

Tasmanian Christmas Bells

29 Mar 2023 147
Blandfordia punicea, photographed on the Labillardiere Peninsular on South Brunt Island. It is in the Lily family.
Banksia flower

Banksia flower

29 Mar 2023 110
I think this may be Banksia marginata. It was on Bruny Island, on the Labillardiere Peninsular. These flowers produce seeds that germinate after exposure to fire.
Australian Grapevine Moth caterpillar

Australian Grapevine Moth caterpillar

29 Mar 2023 100
We found this caterpillar walking along a sandy path on the Labillardiere Peninsular on Bruny Island. It feeds on a range of plants and apparently is often found in gardens.
Wood-boring beetle

Wood-boring beetle

29 Mar 2023 114
It is a species in the Stag-beetle family, Lucanidae, probably a species of Lissotes. Their larvae live in dead wood. This was photographed on the Labillardiere Peninsular on Bruny Island.
Woolly-style Heath

Woolly-style Heath

29 Mar 2023 99
It looks like Epacris lanuginosa and was growing on the Labillardiere Peninsular on Bruny Island.
Parson's Bands Orchid aka Bunny Orchid

Parson's Bands Orchid aka Bunny Orchid

29 Mar 2023 112
Photographed on the Labillardiere Peninsular. Its scientific name is Eriochilus cucculatus.
Tasmanian Flax-lily

Tasmanian Flax-lily

29 Mar 2023 113
These are the beautiful, blue berries of the Tasmanian Flax-lily, Daniella tasmanica, photographed on the Labillardiere Peninsular on Bruny Island.
Eastern 3-lined Skink

Eastern 3-lined Skink

29 Mar 2023 105
Seen in a sunny spot onthe woodland floor on the Labillardiere Peninsular on South Bruny Island, Tasmania
Galls on a Eucalyptus leaf

Galls on a Eucalyptus leaf

29 Mar 2023 122
I have no idea what cased these, but based on experience in Europe I would guess either gall sawflies or gall mites - most likely the latter.
Horsefly (Tabanidae)

Horsefly (Tabanidae)

29 Mar 2023 92
This fly bites to feed on blood. The gap between its eyes means it is a female - only the females feed on blood.
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