Recently we moved onto 180 acres approximately ten minutes out of Sunbury at the back of Diggers Rest , I've already had a bit of success catching some specimans and the season is still early .
Photos 1-3 :- I believe this is a Beetle of the Ecnolagria sp. .... approximately 20mm in length .
Photo 4 :- Some Spitfires on the ground moving from one tree to another .
Photos 5-7 :- A Carcass Beetle ( Ptomaphilia lacrymosa ) found under a dead bird .
Photos 8-13 :- I spotted this fly on the wall out the back in the BBQ area and thought it didn't look like a normal Blowfly , after i got it under the microscope i confirmed my suspicions ..... it has unusual markings on its abdomen and a proboscis more like a March Fly , the appendages sticking out at right angles half way up are particularly interesting and if you look closely you'll see it has 3 blood mites on it as well .
Photos 14-16 :- This Devil's Coach Horse (Creophilus erythrocephalus) was with the Carcass Beetles .
Photos 17&18 :- Unidentified Fly ... Tephritis sp.
Photos 19-22 :- Three Fungas Flies .
Photo 23 :- Unidentified Fly .
Photo 24 :- Unidentified Parasitic Wasp.
Photos 25-27 :- Unidentified Parasitic Wasp.
Photos 28-30 :- Unidentified Parasitic Wasp.
Photo 31 :- An extremely small Parasitic Wasp ... only 4mm long .
Photos 32 & 33 :- Unidentified Leafhopper .
Photos 34 & 35 :- Unidentified Leafhopper .
Photos 36 & 37 :- Unidentified Leafhopper .
Photos 38 & 39 :- Unidentified Spider Hunting Wasp .
Photo 40 :- Arboreal Cockroach .... caught sweeping a Gum Tree , it was probably looking for insect droppings on the leaves .
Photo 41 :- A Tachinid Fly .... Rutilia sp.
(21/11/23)
Photo 42 :- Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle .
Photo 43 :- Scarab Beetle .
Photo 44 :- Juvenile Katydid .
Photo 45 :- Case Moth & Cocoon ..... note two of the sticks are longer than the rest , this means it is the species Clania ignobilis .... if they were all the same length then it would of been Clania tenuis .
Photo 46 :- This flew to the outdoor light (23/11/23) .... i think it's Orthorhinis cylindirostis ( Elephant Weevil) .
Photo 47 :- Ecnolagria sp .
Photos 48-50 :- Scarab Beetle .