Ellura Sanctuary, Swan Reach, SA, 5354
                      
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Latest Multimedia of Older Identifications   Latest Species Identifications
30-Aug-2024 • Na e m
Bee Fly
 (Exoprosopini sp ES01)
   S3, Wing Venation		30-Aug-2024 • Na e m
Bee Fly
 (Exoprosopini sp ES01)
   S3, dorsal		30-Aug-2024 • Na e m
Bee Fly
 (Exoprosopini sp ES01)
   S3, Antenna		31-Aug-2024 • Na e m

Two-striped Lauxaniid Fly
 (Poecilohetaerus sp)
   S3, posterior		29-Aug-2024 • Na a

Orange-faced Lauxaniid Fly
 (Poecilohetaerus schineri)
   S1, profile		28-Aug-2024 • If e m a

*Bee-mimicking Hover Fly
 (Eristalis tenax)
   S10, Female, dorsal
25-Jul-2024 • RA m f c

Drooping Sheoak
 (Allocasuarina verticillata)
   S7, Female, Fruit		25-Jul-2024 • RA m f c

Drooping Sheoak
 (Allocasuarina verticillata)
   S8, Male, A Bunch of Flowers		25-Jul-2024 • RA m f c

Drooping Sheoak
 (Allocasuarina verticillata)
   S9, Male, Flower Buds		27-Aug-2024 • Na e m

Side-striped True Bee Fly
 (Staurostichus sp ES04)
   S1, Wing Venation		25-Aug-2024 • Na e m
Black-legged Hopping Wasp
 (Antrocephalus sp ES01)
   S1, Female, profile		24-Aug-2024 • Na f

Red-legged Hopping Wasp
 (Antrocephalus sp ES02)
   S1, Female, profile
17-Jul-2024 • Na c

Long-nosed fur seal
 (Arctocephalus forsteri)
   S3 (left) & S2 Sleeping		17-Jul-2024 • Na c

Long-nosed fur seal
 (Arctocephalus forsteri)
   S4 Male, Above, Wet		17-Jul-2024 • Na c

Long-nosed fur seal
 (Arctocephalus forsteri)
   S4 Male, Head, Sleeping		24-Aug-2024 • Na e m

Minute Parasitic Wasp
 (Megastigmus sp)
   S1, dorsal		23-Aug-2024 • Na e m

Orange & Black Hopping Wasp
 (Brachymeria ucalegon)
   Profile		23-Aug-2024 • Na a

Metallic Green Chalcid Wasp
 (Torymoides sp)
   Female
17-Jul-2024 • LC e m f c

South-eastern Singing Honeyeater
 (Gavicalis virescens ssp sonorus)
   Profile		17-Jul-2024 • Na a c

Wattle Tick Scale
 (Cryptes baccatus)
   Adult Females		17-Jul-2024 • Na a c

Wattle Tick Scale
 (Cryptes baccatus)
   Close Up		23-Aug-2024 • Na a

Metallic Bronze Parasitic Wasp
 (Semiotellus sp)		23-Aug-2024 • Na e m

Metallic Blue Parasitic Wasp
 (Eusandalum sp ES01)		22-Aug-2024 • Na e m

Three-spotted Velvet Mite
 (Paratrombium album)
   Dorsal
17-Jul-2024 • LC m r c

Grey Teal
 (Anas (Nettion) gracilis ssp gracilis)
   Standing		17-Jul-2024 • LC m r c

Grey Teal
 (Anas (Nettion) gracilis ssp gracilis)
   Large Flock		17-Jul-2024 • LC m r c

Grey Teal
 (Anas (Nettion) gracilis ssp gracilis)
   Small Flock		22-Aug-2024 • Na e m

Metallic-blue Chalcid Wasp
 (Leucospis morawitzi)
   Profile		22-Aug-2024 • Na e m a

Short-haired Red Velvet Mite
 (Paratrombium sp)
   Female?		21-Aug-2024 • RA m a
Australian Crane's-bill
 (Geranium solanderi)
   S4, Flower
16-Jul-2024 • VU m r c

Eastern Great Egret
 (Ardea alba ssp modesta)
   S5, Adult, profile		16-Jul-2024 • VU m r c

Eastern Great Egret
 (Ardea alba ssp modesta)
   S6, Adult, Head, profile		16-Jul-2024 • VU m r c

Eastern Great Egret
 (Ardea alba ssp modesta)
   S7, Adult, Crick in Neck		21-Aug-2024 • RA m c
Austral Stork's-bill
 (Pelargonium australe)
   S2, Flowers		20-Aug-2024 • Ir c

*Coastal Tea-tree
 (Leptospermum laevigatum)
   Leaves, Buds, Back of Flower		18-Aug-2024 • LC m a

Shrub Violet
 (Hybanthus floribundus ssp floribundus)
   S2: Flowers
16-Jul-2024 • LC e m a p f c

Eastern Crested Pigeon
 (Ocyphaps lophotes ssp lophotes)
   Pair		16-Jul-2024 • LC e m a p f c

Eastern Crested Pigeon
 (Ocyphaps lophotes ssp lophotes)
   Eye Ring		16-Jul-2024 • RA m r c

Purple Swamphen
 (Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus)
   Adult, profile		13-Aug-2024 • LC m a

Desert Heath
 (Rinzia orientalis)
   S6, Bud, Flowers, Habit		13-Aug-2024 • LC m a f c

Sweet Bursaria
 (Bursaria spinosa ssp spinosa)
   Wide Leaves, Bud, Flower		13-Aug-2024 • LC m

Silver Broombush
 (Hysterobaeckea behrii)
   Fruit
16-Jul-2024 • RA m r c

Purple Swamphen
 (Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus)
   Adult, Face Shield		16-Jul-2024 • RA m c

Crested Tern
 (Thalasseus bergii ssp cristatus)
   S18, Adult, profile		16-Jul-2024 • RA m c

Crested Tern
 (Thalasseus bergii ssp cristatus)
   S18, Adult, anterior		09-Aug-2024 • If c

*False Caper
 (Euphorbia terracina)
   Yellow Flowers & Fruit		08-Aug-2024 • If c

*White Italian Snail
 (Theba pisana)
   S1, profile		07-Aug-2024 • Na e m
Eucalypt Sawfly
 (Perginae sp)
   Larvae, Group
15-Jul-2024 • RA m r c

Australian Darter
 (Anhinga novaehollandiae ssp novaehollandiae)
   Male, Stunning Plumage		15-Jul-2024 • RA m r c

Australian Darter
 (Anhinga novaehollandiae ssp novaehollandiae)
   Male, Chestnut Neck		15-Jul-2024 • RA m r c

Australian Darter
 (Anhinga novaehollandiae ssp novaehollandiae)
   Male, Head		06-Aug-2024 • Na e m
Oblique-lined Panty Moth
 (Pantydia canescens)
   S1, dorsal		06-Aug-2024 • Na e m

Red-sided Masked Bee
 (Hylaeus lateralis)
   S1, profile		05-Aug-2024 • Na c
Painted Apple Moth
 (Orgyia anartoides)
   S1, Larva, profile
15-Jul-2024 • LC e m r c

Australian Pelican
 (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
   Adult, profile		15-Jul-2024 • LC e m r c

Australian Pelican
 (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
   Adult, Head, close up		15-Jul-2024 • RA m r c

Great Cormorant
 (Phalacrocorax carbo)
   Drying Off		31-Jul-2024 • RA m a c
Twiggy Daisy-bush
 (Olearia ramulosa)
   Flower		29-Jul-2024 • RA m c

Hop-bush Wattle
 (Acacia dodonaeifolia)
   Habit		29-Jul-2024 • LC m c

Spiny Wattle
 (Acacia spinescens)
   Size & Habit
15-Jul-2024 • NT m r c

Australian Little Pied Cormorant
 (Microcarbo melanoleucos ssp melanoleucos)
   Resting		15-Jul-2024 • RA m c

Chestnut Teal
 (Anas castanea)
   Male		15-Jul-2024 • NT m c

Little Black Cormorant
 (Phalacrocorax (Phalacrocorax) sulcirostris)
   Green Eye		26-Jul-2024 • Na c

Limestone Needlebush
 (Hakea vittata)
   Fruit		25-Jul-2024 • LC m a f c

Climbing Sundew
 (Drosera macrantha ssp planchonii)
   S3, Leaf, front		22-Jul-2024 • LC m a f c

Native Cranberry
 (Astroloma humifusum)
   Flower, profile, Narrow Leaves
13-Jul-2024 • Va m c

West Coast Pacific Gull
 (Larus pacificus ssp georgii)
   S2, Adult, profile, Squatting		13-Jul-2024 • Va m c

West Coast Pacific Gull
 (Larus pacificus ssp georgii)
   S4, Adult, Underwing		13-Jul-2024 • Va m c

West Coast Pacific Gull
 (Larus pacificus ssp georgii)
   S6, Juvenile, profile		22-Jul-2024 • RA m a c

Whittaker's Sundew
 (Drosera whittakeri)
   Whole		18-Jul-2024 • RA c

White Correa
 (Correa alba var pannosa)
   Bud & Flower		18-Jul-2024 • RA m c
Correa
 (Correa reflexa)
   Flower
15-Jun-2024 • Na e m

Red-headed Mouse Spider
 (Missulena occatoria)
   S6, Male, Spinnerets		15-Jun-2024 • Na e m

Red-headed Mouse Spider
 (Missulena occatoria)
   S6, Male, dorsal		15-Jun-2024 • Na e m

Red-headed Mouse Spider
 (Missulena occatoria)
   S6, Male, anterior		17-Jul-2024 • If c

*European Common Starling
 (Sturnus (Sturnus) vulgaris ssp vulgaris)
   Male, profile, Breeding		15-Jul-2024 • Na c
Sandhill Sword-sedge
 (Lepidosperma hispidulum)
   Flower		15-Jul-2024 • RA m c
Clustered Sword-sedge
 (Lepidosperma congestum)
   Flower
18-May-2024 • Na e m

Long-spined Shield Bug
 (Cuspicona longispina)
   S2, Female, Face		18-May-2024 • Na e m

Long-spined Shield Bug
 (Cuspicona longispina)
   S2, Female, dorsal		18-May-2024 • Na e m

Long-spined Shield Bug
 (Cuspicona longispina)
   S2, Female, profile		15-Jul-2024 • Na a c

Sedge Scale Insect
 (Furcaspis cladii)
   Close		14-Jul-2024 • Na c
Demosponge
 (Demospongiae sp)
   Profile		14-Jul-2024 • Na c

Little White Tellen
 (Tellinota albinella)
   Top
15-May-2024 • Na a

Purple Helmet Orchid
 (Corysanthes incurva)
   Flower, offset		15-May-2024 • Na a

Purple Helmet Orchid
 (Corysanthes incurva)
   Flower, profile		15-May-2024 • Na a

Purple Helmet Orchid
 (Corysanthes incurva)
   Flower, behind		14-Jul-2024 • Na c

Reddish Trough Shell
 (Austromactra rufescens)
   Top		14-Jul-2024 • Na e m

Clown Beetle
 (Saprinus laetus)
   S6, Dorsal		28-Jun-2024 • Na e m
Carcass Beetle
 (Omorgus sp ES04)
   S1, dorsal
13-May-2024 • RA m a

Wallflower Donkey-orchid
 (Diuris orientis)
   Flower Stem		13-May-2024 • LC m a

Spotted Donkey-orchid
 (Diuris pardina)
   Flower, anterior		13-May-2024 • LC m a

Spotted Donkey-orchid
 (Diuris pardina)
   Flower Stem, profile		26-Jun-2024 • Na e m

Finely-lined Carcass Beetle
 (Omorgus sp ES05)
   S1, dorsal		26-Jun-2024 • Na e m
Small-wart Carcass Beetle
 (Omorgus sp ES03)
   S3, dorsal		26-Jun-2024 • Na r

Large Carcass Beetle
 (Omorgus tatei)
   S1, dorsal
13-May-2024 • RA m a c

Purple Cockatoo
 (Glossodia major)
   Flower, front		13-May-2024 • RA m a c

Purple Cockatoo
 (Glossodia major)
   Flower, with Rain Drops		13-May-2024 • RA m a c

Purple Cockatoo
 (Glossodia major)
   Flower, anterior, close		26-Jun-2024 • Na e m

Arrow-warts Carcass Beetle
 (Omorgus euclensis)
   S1, dorsal		23-Jun-2024 • RA f

Great Sun-orchid
 (Thelymitra grandiflora)
   S1, Bud & Flower Stem		20-Jun-2024 • Na e m a

Bronze Aussie Jumper
 (Helpis sp ES01)
   S11, Male, dorsal
05-May-2024 • Na e m

Prominent Zig-zag Moth
 (Commonia hesychima)
   S3, Male, dorsal		05-May-2024 • Na e m

Prominent Zig-zag Moth
 (Commonia hesychima)
   S2, Eggs		05-May-2024 • Na e m

Prominent Zig-zag Moth
 (Commonia hesychima)
   S3, Male, Antennae, profile		17-Jun-2024 • Na e m

Undescribed Sawfly
 (Clarissa sp)
   S1, Female, dorsal		15-Jun-2024 • LC m p

Four-toed Earless Skink
 (Hemiergis peronii)
   S2, Black Eye		15-Jun-2024 • Ir a

*Fiddler Beetle
 (Eupoecila australasiae)
   Dorsal
04-May-2024 • Na e m

Orange-eared Bee Fly
 (Aleucosia obtusa)
   S1, Body, dorsal		04-May-2024 • Na e m

Orange-eared Bee Fly
 (Aleucosia obtusa)
   S1, Antenna		04-May-2024 • Na e m

Orange-eared Bee Fly
 (Aleucosia obtusa)
   S2, Wing Venation		19-May-2024 • Na e m
Metallic Leaf Roller
 (Eucosma sp ES05)
   Dorsal		19-May-2024 • Na e m

Patched Leaf Roller
 (Eucosma sp ES02)
   Dorsal, ~7mm		19-May-2024 • Na e m

Patchy Leaf Roller
 (Eucosma sp ES01)
   Profile
01-May-2024 • Na e m

Giant Crested Grasshopper
 (Macrolopholia sp)
   S4, Female, profile		01-May-2024 • Na e m

Giant Crested Grasshopper
 (Macrolopholia sp)
   S4, Female, profile		01-May-2024 • Na e m

Giant Crested Grasshopper
 (Macrolopholia sp)
   S4, Female, profile		15-May-2024 • Na e m
White-banded Cockroach
 (Zonioploca sp ES01)
   S1, Male, dorsal		14-May-2024 • Na e m a
Net-wing Cockroach
 (Stenectoneura cf margarita)
   S3, dorsal		13-May-2024 • Ih a

*Bullard Donkey-orchid
 (Diuris orientis x pardina)
   Flower, anterior
13-Apr-2024 • RA e m

Southern Boobook
 (Ninox (Nixon) boobook ssp boobook)
   S2, Eyelid		13-Apr-2024 • RA e m

Southern Boobook
 (Ninox (Nixon) boobook ssp boobook)
   S2, Full-frontal ;-)		13-Apr-2024 • RA e m

Southern Boobook
 (Ninox (Nixon) boobook ssp boobook)
   S2, Claws		11-May-2024 • NT m c

Lemon Sun-orchid
 (Thelymitra antennifera)
   Flower		11-May-2024 • Na f

Plains Spider Orchid
 (Caladenia campestris)
   Flower, profile		11-May-2024 • NT m f

Scented Sun-orchid
 (Thelymitra megcalyptra)
   S1, Flower, Close Up
30-Mar-2024 • Na e m a

Clear-winged Striped Bee Fly
 (Villini sp ES01)
   S14, Female, dorsal		30-Mar-2024 • Na e m a

Clear-winged Striped Bee Fly
 (Villini sp ES01)
   S14, Female, Wing Venation		30-Mar-2024 • Na e m a

Clear-winged Striped Bee Fly
 (Villini sp ES01)
   S8, Antenna		10-May-2024 • LC m f

Dwarf Greenhood
 (Pterostylis nana)
   Profile		10-May-2024 • EN m f

Little Donkey-orchid
 (Diuris palustris)
   Flower		10-May-2024 • Na f

Bearded Greenhood
 (Pterostylis foliacea)
   S1, profile
09-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Gold Nomia Bee
 (Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica)
   S1, Female, dorsal		09-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Gold Nomia Bee
 (Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica)
   S1, Female, Wing Venation		09-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Gold Nomia Bee
 (Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica)
   S1, Female, profile		10-May-2024 • LC m f

Blue Fairy Orchid
 (Pheladenia deformis)
   Anterior		10-May-2024 • EN f

Small Bayonet Spider Orchid
 (Caladenia gladiolata)
   S1, anterior		10-May-2024 • Na f

Star Spider Orchid
 (Caladenia saxatilis)
   Profile
09-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Littler's Masked Bee
 (Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) cf littleri)
   S1, Male, Wing Venation		09-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Adelaide's Shingleback Tick
 (Amblyomma limbatum)
   S2, Female, dorsal, Feeding		23-Feb-2024 • LC e m

Minnie Daisy
 (Minuria leptophylla)
   Every Stage at Once		10-May-2024 • RA m f

Pink Fairies
 (Caladenia latifolia)
   Flower		05-May-2024 • Na e m a

Undescribed Cutworm Moth
 (Condica sp ES01)
   S1, dorsal		03-May-2024 • Na e m

Dark Line-moth
 (Stibaroma sp ES01)
   S1, Female, dorsal
22-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Proximate Masked Bee
 (Hylaeus proximus)
   S4, Wing Venation		22-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Proximate Masked Bee
 (Hylaeus proximus)
   S2, Wing Venation		22-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Proximate Masked Bee
 (Hylaeus proximus)
   S3, Wing Venation		23-Apr-2024 • Na e m
Longheaded Hopper
 (Thanatodictya cf hebe)
   Dorsal		13-Apr-2024 • Na e m

Pale Raspy Cricket
 (Paragryllacris sp)
   S1, Male, dorsal		13-Apr-2024 • Na e m

Dark Raspy Cricket
 (Craspedogryllacris sp)
   S3, dorsal, Wings Open
22-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Elegant Masked Bee
 (Hylaeus elegans)
   S1, Female, profile		22-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Elegant Masked Bee
 (Hylaeus elegans)
   S3, Female, Wing Venation		22-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Elegant Masked Bee
 (Hylaeus elegans)
   S3, Female, Face		13-Apr-2024 • LC e m a

Mainland Three-toed Earless Skink
 (Hemiergis decresiensis ssp continentis)
   S1, dorsal		03-Apr-2024 • Na m

Flame-colored Digger Wasp
 (Sphex flammeus)		30-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Confusing Sand Wasp
 (Bembecinus sp ES01)
   S1, Female, profile
21-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Golden-browed Resin Bee
 (Megachile aurifrons)
   S11, Female, dorsal		21-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Golden-browed Resin Bee
 (Megachile aurifrons)
   S11, Female, Mandibles		21-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Golden-browed Resin Bee
 (Megachile aurifrons)
   S11, Female, profile		29-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Legume Moth
 (Endotricha puncticostalis)
   S1, Male, dorsal		29-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Ringtail Ichneumon Wasp
 (Metopius sp ES02)
   S1, Male, profile		28-Mar-2024 • Na e m

White-shouldered Moth
 (Acontia clerana)
   S1, Female, profile
01-Nov-2023 • Na e m

Lichen Double-spot Moth
 (Epicyrtica lathridia)
   S3, dorsal		31-Oct-2023 • Na e m r

Ticked Conceler Moth
 (Microbela epicona)
   S9, profile		31-Oct-2023 • Na e m r

Ticked Conceler Moth
 (Microbela epicona)
   S8, dorsal, wings apart		12-Mar-2024 • Na e m a

Convolvulus Hawk Moth
 (Agrius convolvuli)
   S2, Female, dorsal, Body Colour		10-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Tosticauda Resin Bee
 (Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda)
   S1, Female, dorsal		09-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Golden Haired Bee
 (Leioproctus (Leioproctus) maculatus)
   S1, Male, dorsal & Wing Venation
31-Oct-2023 • Na e m r

Ticked Conceler Moth
 (Microbela epicona)
   S8, Partial Hindwing		31-Oct-2023 • Na e m
Twisted Black-spotted Twig Moth
 (Eupselia melanostrepta)
   S1, profile		30-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Gum Emerald Moth
 (Prasinocyma semicrocea)
   S1, Male		09-Mar-2024 • Na e m

Red Furry Bee
 (Leioproctus sp ES02)
   S1, Female, dorsal		22-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Scotodes Carpet
 (Eucymatoge scotodes)
   Dorsal, as found on the wall (darker)		22-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Foolish Line-moth
 (Stibaroma aphronesa)
   S1, Male, dorsal
30-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Wattle Snout Moth
 (Pararguda nasuta)
   S1, Male, dorsal		29-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Cactus Bearing Seed Bug
 (Cysteorrhacha cactifera)
   S5, profile		29-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Cactus Bearing Seed Bug
 (Cysteorrhacha cactifera)
   S2, profile, stacked		21-Feb-2024 • Na e m

Orange-marked Black Leaf Beetle
 (Ditropidus pulchellus)
   Dorsal		17-Feb-2024 • Na e m r

Orange Spider Wasp
 (Priocnemis tuberculatus)
   S3, Female, profile		09-Feb-2024 • NT m a

South Australian Tree Frog
 (Litoria calliscelis)
   Young
29-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Cactus Bearing Seed Bug
 (Cysteorrhacha cactifera)
   S2, dorsal		29-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Snail Fly
 (Pherbellia sp)
   S1, dorsal		29-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Snail Fly
 (Pherbellia sp)
   S1, profile		05-Feb-2024 • Na e m a

Pittosporum Bug
 (Pseudapines geminata)
   Adult, dorsal		30-Jan-2024 • Na e m a

Calico Stem-borer Moth
 (Cryptophasa rubra)
   S2, Male, dorsal		29-Jan-2024 • Na e m

Metallic Jewel Beetle
 (Melobasis soror ssp soror)
   Elytra Ridges
29-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Snail Fly
 (Pherbellia sp)
   S1, Scutellum Setae		28-Oct-2023 • Na e m
Black Heath Moth
 (Dichromodes MoV4)
   S11, Female, dorsal		28-Oct-2023 • Na e m
Black Heath Moth
 (Dichromodes MoV4)
   S11, Female, Hindwings		20-Jan-2024 • Na e m

Silver-faced Black Sand Wasp
 (Bembix sp ES09)
   S1, Female: dorsal		20-Jan-2024 • Na e m

Scarab Wasp
 (Pseudotrielis gilesi)
   S2, Male, profile		18-Jan-2024 • Na e m

Silver-side Longhorn Beetle
 (Rhytiphora lateralis)
   S1: closer
28-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Banded Heath Moth
 (Dichromodes aristadelpha)
   S1, dorsal		28-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Banded Heath Moth
 (Dichromodes aristadelpha)
   S2, dorsal		28-Oct-2023 • Na e m

Banded Heath Moth
 (Dichromodes aristadelpha)
   S2, profile		13-Jan-2024 • Na a

Mottled Katydid
 (Ephippitytha maculata)
   Male, profile		02-Jan-2024 • Na e m

Robust Scarab Wasp
 (Pseudotrielis flavidula)
   S3, Male, profile		02-Jan-2024 • Na e m

Orange-banded Velvet Ant
 (Dasymutillini sp ES05)
   Female, dorsal
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