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| • 1,496 native species from Ellura • 2,199 species (inc introduced) on the web site, of which 1,565 are Research Grade Species • 14,221 example photo's with 6,999 enlarged • |
| Latest Multimedia of Older Identifications | Latest Species Identifications | |||||
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| 14-Mar-2026 • NT e m White-winged Triller (Lalage (Lalage) tricolor) Female, Juvi, profile | 14-Mar-2026 • NT e m White-winged Triller (Lalage (Lalage) tricolor) Female, Juvi, anterior | 14-Mar-2026 • LC e m f Inland Purple-backed Fairy-wren (Malurus (Leggeornis) assimilis ssp assimilis) Juvenile Male | 10-Mar-2026 • Na e m Yellow-headed Flower Wasp (Scolia verticalis) Adult Female, dorsal | 08-Mar-2026 • If m *Domestic Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos var domesticus) Adult Male | 01-Mar-2026 • Na e m Thread-waisted Crabronid Wasp (Rhopalum sp) S1, Female, dorsal & Wing Venation | |
| 14-Mar-2026 • LC e m a Barking Gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) S18, Juvenile, profile | 14-Mar-2026 • LC e m a Barking Gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) S19, Adult, dorsal | 14-Mar-2026 • LC e m a Barking Gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) S19, Adult, Eye | 28-Feb-2026 • Na e m Yellow-shouldered Hairy Flower Wasp (Laeviscolia frontalis ssp frontalis) S1, Male, dorsal, wings open | 27-Feb-2026 • Na e m Large Carrot-wasp (Pseudofoenus sp ES02) S1, Adult Female, dorsal | 27-Feb-2026 • LC e m f Southern White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus (Morganornis) superciliosus ssp super) Adult, profile | |
| 13-Mar-2026 • LC e m r Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops (Merops) ornatus) Juvenile, anterior, Smooth Feathers | 13-Mar-2026 • LC e m r Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops (Merops) ornatus) Immature profile, Ruffled Feathers | 13-Mar-2026 • LC e m r Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops (Merops) ornatus) Adult, Female, profile | 26-Feb-2026 • Na e m Rusty Muscleman Ant (Podomyrma ferruginea) S1, Female Worker, dorsal | 26-Feb-2026 • Na e m Ridged Muscular Ant (Podomyrma christae) Queen, dorsal | 17-Feb-2026 • Na e m a Mistletoe Moth (Comocrus behri) S3, Male, Body, profile | |
| 13-Mar-2026 • LC e m a r c Eastern Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla ssp albiceps) Adult Female, Tail Fanning | 13-Mar-2026 • LC e m a r c Eastern Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla ssp albiceps) Adult Male, Back | 13-Mar-2026 • LC e m a r c Eastern Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla ssp albiceps) Adult Male, Back | 30-Jan-2026 • LC e m Western Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides ssp brachypterus) Female, At Night | 27-Jan-2026 • Na e m Yellow Dwarf Bee (Xanthesma (Xanthesma) furcifera) Dorsal & Wing Venation | 22-Jan-2026 • Na e m Undescribed Tip Wilter (Amorbus sp) S1, Instar, dorsal | |
| 13-Mar-2026 • LC e m a r Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) Back | 13-Mar-2026 • Na e m Thread-waisted Wasp (Ammophila sp) S5, Adult Male?, dorsal | 13-Mar-2026 • LC m r Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) A Male followed by 2 Females in Flight | 22-Jan-2026 • Na a Eucalyptus Tip Wilter (Amorbus rubiginosus) S1, Instar, dorsal | 21-Jan-2026 • Na e m Undescribed Crab Spider (Isala sp ES01) Male, dorsal | 21-Jan-2026 • LC e m a Little Raven (Corvus mellori) S4, Anterior | |
| 11-Mar-2026 • Na m Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) Adult, Above Wing, Dark | 11-Mar-2026 • NT e m Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) Juvenile Female, profile | 11-Mar-2026 • LC e m r Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis) Spines & Beak | 15-Jan-2026 • Na c Dune Ticker Cicada (Physeema labyrinthica) Dorsal | 15-Jan-2026 • RA c Southern Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus ssp fuliginosus) In Flight | 13-Dec-2025 • Na e m Wide-lobed Digger Wasp (Sphex latilobus) S1, Male, dorsal | |
| 11-Mar-2026 • RA e m Chestnut Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castanotum) Male, anterior | 11-Mar-2026 • LC e m c Eastern Welcome Swallow (Hirundo (Hirundo) neoxena ssp neoxena) Adult, profile | 11-Mar-2026 • RA e m Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) Adult, Blue Crown | 03-Dec-2025 • Na e m Buzzing Antlion (Froggattisca sp ES01) S3, dorsal | 12-Nov-2025 • NT e m r Slender-tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis murina) S5, 5 Fingers, 4 Toes (visible) | 27-Oct-2025 • Na m Beautiful Jewel Beetle (Melobasis speciosa) S1, Male, dorsal | |
| 10-Mar-2026 • NT e m a f Mainland Tree Martin (Petrochelidon (Hylochelidon) nigricans ssp neglecta) Adult, back | 10-Mar-2026 • NT e m a f Mainland Tree Martin (Petrochelidon (Hylochelidon) nigricans ssp neglecta) Adult, anterior | 10-Mar-2026 • NT e m a f Mainland Tree Martin (Petrochelidon (Hylochelidon) nigricans ssp neglecta) Adult, ventral | 27-Oct-2025 • Na m Wingless Flower Wasp (Catocheilus apterus) Female, dorsal | 25-Oct-2025 • Na Austral Bracken (Pteridium esculentum) Whole | 25-Oct-2025 • Ir *Willow-leaved Hakea (Hakea salicifolia) Leaves & Flowers | |
| 08-Mar-2026 • LC e m r c Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) Adult, Head & Beak | 08-Mar-2026 • LC e m r c Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) Adult, profile | 08-Mar-2026 • LC e m a f c Eastern Little Corella (Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea ssp gymnopis) Adult , Eye | 25-Oct-2025 • Na Wonga Vine (Pandorea pandorana) Leaves, Buds & Flowers | 25-Oct-2025 • If *Spanish Heath (Erica lusitanica) Branches | 25-Oct-2025 • If a *Wood Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica) Flowers & Leaves | |
| 08-Mar-2026 • NT e m a r White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) Adult, Head | 08-Mar-2026 • NT e m a r White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) Adult, Neck | 08-Mar-2026 • NT e m a r White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) Adult, Foot | 25-Oct-2025 • If m a *Common Bartsia (Parentucellia latifolia) Flowers | 24-Oct-2025 • VU m Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) Flying | 23-Oct-2025 • Na Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) S1, profile | |
| 08-Mar-2026 • LC m r Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) Adult Female, anterior | 08-Mar-2026 • LC m r Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) Adult Female, profile | 08-Mar-2026 • LC m r Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) Adult Male, profile | 22-Oct-2025 • NT m Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) S3, dorsal | 22-Oct-2025 • Ir *Southern Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis ssp scapularis) S2, Male | 22-Oct-2025 • LC m Black-shouldered Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles ssp novaehollandiae) S1, profile | |
| 08-Mar-2026 • RA m r c Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Adult, Back | 08-Mar-2026 • RA m r c Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Adult, Head | 08-Mar-2026 • NT m a c Australasian Coot (Fulica atra ssp australis) Sub-Adult, profile | 22-Oct-2025 • LC e m Dwyer's Snake (Suta dwyeri) S1, Head | 10-Oct-2025 • LC m Smooth-seed Stonecrop (Crassula colligata ssp lamprosperma) S2, Whole, in Bud & Flower | 07-Oct-2025 • Na e m Case-bearing Leaf Beetle (Aporocera (Aporocera) parenthetica) S1, dorsal | |
| 08-Mar-2026 • RA m r c Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio (Porphyrio) porphyrio melanotus) Adult, Face Shield | 07-Mar-2026 • LC m r c Australian Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp novaehollandiae) Juvenile, In the Water | 07-Mar-2026 • LC m r c Australian Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp novaehollandiae) Sub-Adult, Above Wing | 06-Oct-2025 • Na e m a Net-casting Spider (Asianopis sp) S5, Male, anterior | 04-Oct-2025 • RA m Narrow-leaf Wax-flower (Philotheca angustifolia ssp angustifolia) Buds & Flowers | 04-Oct-2025 • LC m Heath Spyridium (Spyridium eriocephalum) Flower | |
| 23-Feb-2026 • LC e m Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii) S18, profile | 23-Feb-2026 • LC e m Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii) S18, Front Foot | 23-Feb-2026 • LC e m Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii) S18, Young, Head in profile | 01-Oct-2025 • Na m Conflicting Meat Ant (Iridomyrmex discors) S7, Female, dorsal | 01-Oct-2025 • Na m Desert Bull-ant (Myrmecia desertorum) Dorsal | 01-Oct-2025 • Na m Red-ringed Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna sp) S1, dorsal | |
| 22-Feb-2026 • RA e m White-eared Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis) Front | 22-Feb-2026 • LC e m a f Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica ssp harmonica) Male Adult White Lores | 22-Feb-2026 • LC e m a Western Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus (Pardalotinus) striatus ssp substriatus) Adult, profile, Feeding on Arhodia | 30-Sep-2025 • LC m Sticky Long-heads (Podotheca angustifolia) S5, Bud & Flowers | 30-Sep-2025 • NT m Cushion Knawel (Scleranthus minusculus) S4, profile | 28-Sep-2025 • Na e m Long-winged Katydid (Caedicia longipennioides) S1 Male, profile | |
| 22-Feb-2026 • VU e m Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) Juvenile, Tail Feathers | 22-Feb-2026 • VU e m Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) Juvenile, Underwing | 22-Feb-2026 • VU e m Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) Juvenile, Head | 25-Sep-2025 • Na e m Golden Haired Bee (Leioproctus (Goniocolletes) fimbriatinus) S1, Male, dorsal & Wing Venation | 25-Sep-2025 • Na e m Variable Saitis (Saitis sp ES01) Female, dorsal | 25-Sep-2025 • Na e m Trapezoid Crab Spider (Sidymella sp ES01) S1, Male, dorsal, ~5.5mm | |
| 22-Feb-2026 • NT e m r Black-backed Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens ssp melanotus) Male, profile, getting colours | 22-Feb-2026 • NT e m f Eastern Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus (Angroyan) cyanopterus ssp cyanopterus) Brown Adult, profile, Having a Shake | 22-Feb-2026 • Na e m Mallee Looper (Arhodia sp) Larva, Being Eaten | 16-Aug-2025 • Na e m Mourning Pyralid Moth (Pyralidae sp) S1, dorsal | 22-Jul-2025 • Na e m Mottled-leg Prowling Spider (Knotodo sp ES01) S1, Male, dorsal | 15-Jul-2025 • Na e m Globular Springtail (Katiannidae sp ES01) Head | |
| 21-Feb-2026 • LC e m r Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops (Merops) ornatus) Immature, back | 21-Feb-2026 • LC e m r Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops (Merops) ornatus) Immature, Upperwing | 21-Feb-2026 • LC e m r Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops (Merops) ornatus) Immature x 4, backs | 15-Jul-2025 • Na e m Horny Caterpillar (Ennominae sp ES01) S1, profile | 14-Jul-2025 • Na e m Melaleuca Gall Midge (Lopesia quadrata) Gall | 12-Jul-2025 • Na e m Black-winged Lauxaniid Fly (Ceratolauxania sp ES03) S1, dorsal | |
| 21-Feb-2026 • RA e m Southern Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis ssp gutturalis) Male, profile | 21-Feb-2026 • RA e m Southern Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis ssp gutturalis) Male, Crest, from behind | 21-Feb-2026 • RA e m Southern Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis ssp gutturalis) Male, front, closer | 12-Jul-2025 • Na e m Black Lauxaniid Fly (Ceratolauxania sp ES01) S5, dorsal | 11-Jul-2025 • Na e m Undescribed Antlion (Myrmeleontidae sp) S1, dorsal | 27-Jun-2025 • Na e m Bronze Heath Moth (Tapinogyna perichroa) S26, Male, Hindwings | |
| 21-Feb-2026 • LC e m f Inland Purple-backed Fairy-wren (Malurus (Leggeornis) assimilis ssp assimilis) Female, profile | 21-Feb-2026 • LC e m f Inland Purple-backed Fairy-wren (Malurus (Leggeornis) assimilis ssp assimilis) Female, Eye | 21-Feb-2026 • LC e m f Inland Purple-backed Fairy-wren (Malurus (Leggeornis) assimilis ssp assimilis) Male, profile, not full colours | 16-Jun-2025 • Na e m Rough Sickle Moth (Trachyzancla sp ES01) S1, profile | 15-Jun-2025 • Na e m Orange-headed Red Braconid Wasp (Vipiellus sp ES01) S4, Female, dorsal | 12-Jun-2025 • Na e m Small Mud-nesting Wasp (Euodynerus cf angulatus) S1, dorsal | |
| 21-Feb-2026 • NT e m Black-capped Sittella (Daphoenositta (Neositta) chrysoptera ssp pileata) Adult Male, Wing Stripe | 21-Feb-2026 • NT e m Black-capped Sittella (Daphoenositta (Neositta) chrysoptera ssp pileata) Sub-adult Male, ventral | 21-Feb-2026 • NT e m Black-capped Sittella (Daphoenositta (Neositta) chrysoptera ssp pileata) Sub-adult Male, dorsal | 11-Jun-2025 • Na e m Patchy Leaf Roller (Notocydia atripunctis) S2, dorsal | 09-Jun-2025 • Na e m Bluebush Rust (Puccinia sp) | 07-Jun-2025 • Na e m Loveable Plasterer Bee (Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis) S1, Male, dorsal | |
| 20-Feb-2026 • NT e m Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) Immature Male, profile | 20-Feb-2026 • NT e m Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) Juvenile Male, Head | 20-Feb-2026 • NT e m Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) Juvenile Male, profile | 07-Jun-2025 • Na e m Orange-spotted Potter Wasp (Stenodyneriellus sp ES01) Profile | 30-May-2025 • RA m c Swamp Stonecrop (Crassula helmsii) Whole | 28-May-2025 • Na e m Spotted Ground Weevil (Cubicorhynchus maculatus) Dorsal | |
| 20-Feb-2026 • LC e m a c Southern Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys ssp leucophrys) Juvenile, anterior | 20-Feb-2026 • LC e m a c Southern Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys ssp leucophrys) Juvenile, profile | 20-Feb-2026 • LC e m a c Southern Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys ssp leucophrys) Juvenile, Taking Flight | 23-May-2025 • LC m c Red Water-fern (Azolla rubra) S1, Large Patch of Red | 14-May-2025 • Na e m Black Raspy Cricket (Hadrogryllacris magnifica) Profile | 30-Apr-2025 • Na e m Yellow-green Moss (Didymodon sp) Sporangia | |
| 20-Feb-2026 • LC e m Southern Rock Dtella (Gehyra lazelli) S18, Gravid Female, dorsal | 20-Feb-2026 • LC e m a Barking Gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) S20, Adult, dorsal | 19-Feb-2026 • NT e m r Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius) Immature Female, Taking Off | 29-Apr-2025 • Na e m Dark Red Leaf Tip Moss (Bryum cf coronatum) Profile | 29-Apr-2025 • Na e m a Clear Green Moss (Rosulabryum torquescens) S5, Head, <5mm | 28-Apr-2025 • If m *Crystalline Iceplant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) S2, Whole, Larger, Green | |
| 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m f r Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius ssp barnardi) Juvenile Female, profile | 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m f r Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius ssp barnardi) Juvenile Male, back | 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m f r Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius ssp barnardi) Juvenile Male, Head | 27-Apr-2025 • Na e m Ringtail Ichneumon Wasp (Metopius michaelseni) S1, Male, profile | 26-Apr-2025 • LC m Small Burr-grass (Tragus australianus) S2, Older Plant, profile | 25-Apr-2025 • Na e m Mottled-brown Leafhopper (Katipo sp ES01) | |
| 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m a r c Eastern Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla ssp albiceps) Adult Female, Crest | 01-Feb-2026 • NT e m r Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius) Size, compared to Ringneck | 01-Feb-2026 • NT e m r Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius) Immature Male, back, Taking Flight | 24-Apr-2025 • If m *Caltrop (Tribulus terrestris) Habit | 24-Apr-2025 • Na e m Pale Wattle Hopper (Dardus sp ES02) Dorsal | 10-Apr-2025 • If m c *Tree Tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) Bud, Bud Flowering & Flower | |
| 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m a Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) Adult, anterior | 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m a Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) Adult, back | 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m a Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) Pair Copulating | 29-Mar-2025 • Na e m Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum) S2, dorsal | 25-Mar-2025 • Na e m Marbled Swift Spider (Ticopa australis) S1, Male, dorsal | 08-Mar-2025 • Na e m 2-spotted Sand Wasp (Bembix minya) S1, Female, dorsal | |
| 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m a c Southern Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys ssp leucophrys) Adult, profile | 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m a c Southern Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys ssp leucophrys) Adult, profile | 01-Feb-2026 • NT e m White-winged Triller (Lalage (Lalage) tricolor) Female, Juvi, profile | 05-Mar-2025 • If e m *Fringed Larder Beetle (Dermestes frischii) S1, dorsal | 02-Mar-2025 • Na e m 3-spotted Sand Wasp (Bembix lamellata) S1, Female, dorsal | 02-Mar-2025 • Na e m Yellow-faced Black Sand Wasp (Bembix severa) S1, Male, dorsal, wings open | |
| 01-Feb-2026 • NT e m White-winged Triller (Lalage (Lalage) tricolor) Female, Juvi, anterior | 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula ornata) Juvenile, profile | 01-Feb-2026 • LC e m Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula ornata) Juvenile, Head | 02-Mar-2025 • Na e m Leg-spur Sand Wasp (Bembix flaviventris) S8, Female, dorsal | 02-Mar-2025 • Na e m Moustache Sand Wasp (Bembix trepida) S2, Female, dorsal | 28-Feb-2025 • Na e m a c Half-band Hover Fly (Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) sp ES01) Female, dorsal | |
| 31-Jan-2026 • LC e m r Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis) Ventral | 31-Jan-2026 • NT e m White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus) Male, Flying, ventral | 31-Jan-2026 • RA e m a f South Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala (Pachycephala) pectoralis ssp fuliginosa) Female, front | 27-Feb-2025 • Na a Montane Katydid (Tinzeda minor) S1, Female, iso-view | 25-Feb-2025 • Na m Square-backed Sand Wasp (Bembix sp ES07) S1, Female, dorsal | 24-Feb-2025 • Na e m Fairy Neenan Grasshopper (Perbelliina sp ES01) S1, Adult, Female, dorsal | |
| 31-Jan-2026 • VU e m Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) Immature, ventral | 31-Jan-2026 • NT e m Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps) Tail Stripe | 31-Jan-2026 • NT e m a Black-winged Currawong (Strepera versicolor ssp melanoptera) Immature, back | 24-Feb-2025 • Na e m Braconid Mimic Longhorn (Proagapete carissima) S1, profile | 22-Feb-2025 • Na e m Black-striped Mummy Wasp (Teresirogas sp ES01) S1, Male, dorsal | 20-Feb-2025 • Na e m House Centipede Mite (Trombidia sp ES01) 5 specimens | |
| 31-Jan-2026 • NT e m a Black-winged Currawong (Strepera versicolor ssp melanoptera) Adult, profile | 31-Jan-2026 • LC e m a r Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) Profile | 31-Jan-2026 • NT e m a f Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) Immature, Under-wing | 19-Feb-2025 • Na e m Scraped Crab Spider (Cymbacha saucia) S1, Female, dorsal | 19-Feb-2025 • Na e m Pinhole Borer (Notoplatypus elongatus) S1, Adult, dorsal | 18-Feb-2025 • Na e m a Zebra Sawfly (Pergagrapta bella) S1, Female, profile | |
| 31-Jan-2026 • RA e m Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) Sub-Adult, profile, Buff Feathers | 31-Jan-2026 • RA e m Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) Adult, Head | 31-Jan-2026 • RA e m Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) Adult, Brown Back | 16-Feb-2025 • Na e m Toe-biter Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) S1, Adult, dorsal | 13-Feb-2025 • Na e m Straw-coloured Ground Cricket (Cyrtoprosopus stramineus) S2, Male, Wing Venation | 10-Feb-2025 • Na e m Schwiedland's Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis schwiedlandi) S1, Worker, dorsal | |
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